BRYANT, Judge.
Pursuant to Rule 609 of our Rules of Evidence, a defendant who testifies at trial may be impeached with evidence of a prior conviction. Whether a defendant's testimony at trial was chilled by the State's use of Rule 609 depends on the particular facts of the case. A defendant has a prior conviction when, on the date judgment is entered, he has already been sentenced for a crime. Where no authority exists in support of defendant's argument that the trial...
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