STATE v. CONROY

No. 1 CA-CR 5093.

131 Ariz. 528 (1982)

642 P.2d 873

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Thomas Joseph CONROY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 1982.

Review Denied March 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer, III, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div., and Gary A. Fadell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender by James R. Hart, II, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


OPINION

OGG, Judge.

In this opinion we must determine if the trial court committed reversible error by precluding the defendant from impeaching a state's material witness with the proof of a prior felony conviction. We find the trial court erred and we reverse.

The appellant/defendant, Thomas Joseph Conroy, was charged with two counts of molestation of a five year old female child, a class 2 felony. A.R.S. § 13-1410. The jury found him guilty...

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