What is the effect of prior criminal convictions on evidence of criminal activity in criminal proceedings?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Tewksbury, C076190 (Cal. App. 2017):

Moreover, remoteness alone may supply an adequate basis for excluding evidence of a prior conviction. " 'The nearness or remoteness of the prior conviction is also a factor of no small importance. Even one involving fraud or stealing, for example, if it occurred long before and has been followed by a legally blameless life, should generally be excluded on the ground of remoteness.' " (People v. Beagle (1971) 6 Cal.3d 441, 453 (Beagle), abrogated on another point in People v. Diaz (2015) 60 Cal.4th 1176, 1190; see also People v. Tamborrino (1989) 215 Cal.App.3d 575, 590 ["If a prior felony conviction

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