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60.40 – Rules of Evidence; Proof of Previous Conviction; When Allowed.

§ 60.40 Rules of evidence; proof of previous conviction; when allowed. 1. If in the course of a criminal proceeding, any witness, including a defendant, is properly asked whether he was previously convicted of a specified offense and answers in the negative or in an equivocal manner, the party adverse to the one who called […]

60.10 – Rules of Evidence; in General.

§ 60.10 Rules of evidence; in general. Unless otherwise provided by statute or by judicially established rules of evidence applicable to criminal cases, the rules of evidence applicable to civil cases are, where appropriate, also applicable to criminal proceedings.