Comme Nt Evidence: Judgments and Pleas in Prior Criminal
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ALTHOUGH a plea of guilty in a prior criminal prosecution was admissible at common law, the record of the judgment was not admissible as evidence of the facts upon which it was based.1 This exclusionary rule, based on technicalities, has been widely criticized. The facet of the rule which excludes prior criminal convictions is gradually being eroded; the rule as to acquittals, however, remains unchanged.
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