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STATE v. WRIGHT

No. 88-1507.

48 Ohio St. 3d 5 (1990)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. WRIGHT, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 3, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee C. Falke, prosecuting attorney, and Lorine M. Reid, for appellant.

Hochman & Associates and William H. Barney III, for appellee.

Randall M. Dana, public defender, and George A. Lyons, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Public Defender Commission.

ALICE ROBIE RESNICK, J.

The question before us in this case is the extent of the trial court's discretion under Evid. R. 609. We, therefore, must construe Evid. R. 609 in light of Evid. R. 403.

In ruling on the appellee's request to exclude all testimony relating to his prior convictions, the trial court was concerned with the scope of discretion it possessed under Evid. R. 609.1 We glean from the trial court's statements that...

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