WILKINS, J.
The defendant was convicted of rape and assault with intent to rape. He challenges the admission against him, for impeachment purposes, of records of his prior convictions of kidnapping and rape, arguing that their admission denied him a fair trial. Records of prior convictions are admissible for impeachment purposes under G.L.c. 233, § 21. We recently have discussed and rejected a somewhat similar challenge to G.L.c. 233, § 21, involving an...
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