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STATE v. GALLANT

TC B69-226, CA A45156 and SC S34952.

764 P.2d 920 (1988)

307 Or. 152

STATE of Oregon, Respondent On Review, v. Jackie Elaine GALLANT, Petitioner On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided November 30, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry M. Silberblatt, Salem, argued the cause and filed the petition for review. With him on the petition was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem.

Michael C. Livingston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent on review.

CAMPBELL, Justice.

In 1986, Oregon voters passed an initiative known as the "Crime Victims' Bill of Rights."1 Among other changes to the law of criminal procedure, the measure amended OEC 609(1) to allow prosecutors to impeach witnesses with evidence that the witness had previously been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty. The principal issue in this case is whether the defendant's prior...

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