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STATE v. VENEGAS

DA 452178; CA A73138.

862 P.2d 529 (1993)

124 Or. App. 253

STATE of Oregon, Appellant, v. Pablo VENEGAS, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 3, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet A. Klapstein, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued the cause for appellant. With her on the brief were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen.

Louis R. Miles, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Sally L. Avera, Public Defender.

Before ROSSMAN, P.J., and DE MUNIZ and LEESON, JJ.

ROSSMAN, Presiding Judge.

The issue presented in this case is whether a trial court may, under OEC 609, limit the introduction of impeachment evidence regarding a witness' prior felony conviction by allowing the state to prove the existence of a prior conviction, but preventing it from disclosing to the jury the name of the crime for which the witness was convicted. We hold that the court may not limit evidence under OEC 609 to such an extent. Accordingly...

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