KIMBALL, Justice.
In the instant case, we are called upon to determine whether a municipal conviction may be used for impeachment purposes in criminal cases pursuant to the provisions of La. C.E. art. 609.1. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that a municipal conviction may be used to attack a witness's credibility pursuant to the provisions of and subject to the limitations in La. C.E. art. 609.1. Because a prior decision of this court erroneously reached a...
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