1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 26
  3. CHAPTER 10
  4. Article VI
  5. Rule 609 Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime

Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 26. EVIDENCE

CHAPTER 10. MONTANA RULES OF EVIDENCE

Article VI. Witnesses

Impeachment By Evidence Of Conviction Of Crime

Rule 609. Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime.

For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, evidence that the witness has been convicted of a crime is not admissible.

History: Ad. Sup. Ct. Ord. 12729, Dec. 29, 1976, eff. July 1, 1977; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. June 7, 1990, eff. June 7, 1990.