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COM. v. JACKSON

526 Pa. 294 (1991)

585 A.2d 1001

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Lawrence JACKSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 29, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Henry Newman, David M. McGlaughlin, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Ronald Eisenberg, Chief, Appeals Div., Laurie Mogid, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue of whether a prior conviction more than ten years old may be used for impeachment purposes if the witness has been recommitted for a parole violation within ten years. We hold that Commonwealth v. Randall, 515 Pa. 410, 528 A.2d 1326 (1987), permits a conviction for an offense involving dishonesty or false statement...

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