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JOHNSON v. CITY OF FAIRBANKS

No. A-639.

703 P.2d 442 (1985)

William JOHNSON, Appellant, v. CITY OF FAIRBANKS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

July 26, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Cannon, Asst. Public Defender, Fairbanks, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

James M. Mullen, Jr., Asst. City Atty., and Herbert P. Kuss, City Atty., Fairbanks, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and SINGLETON, JJ.

OPINION

COATS, Judge.

William Johnson was convicted in a jury trial of concealment of merchandise in violation of Fairbanks Code of Ordinances § 6.303(a).1 He appeals to this court, arguing that the trial judge erred in allowing the city to impeach Johnson's credibility as a witness, under Alaska Rule of Evidence 609, because he had formerly been convicted for "a crime of dishonesty." We reverse Johnson's conviction.

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