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§ 10-905. Evidence to prove interest of witnesses or convictions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2020

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 10. Evidence (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Rules (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2020
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-905
§ 10-905. Evidence to prove interest of witnesses or convictions
Currentness
Evidence to prove interest of witness in proceeding
(a)(1) Evidence is admissible to prove the interest of a witness in any proceeding, or the fact of the witness's conviction of an infamous crime other than the common law offense of sodomy as it existed before October 1, 2020.
(2) Evidence of conviction is not admissible if an appeal is pending, or the time for an appeal has not expired, or the conviction has been reversed, and there has been no retrial or reconviction.
Certificate as sufficient evidence of conviction
(b) The certificate, under the seal of the clerk of the court, of the court in which the conviction occurred is sufficient evidence of the conviction.
Evidence of perjury conviction
(c) Evidence that a witness has been convicted of perjury shall be admitted for the purpose of attacking the credibility of the witness, regardless of the date of the conviction, if the evidence is elicited from the witness or established by public record during examination of the witness.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 530, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 531, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2020, c. 45, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
Formerly Art. 35, § 10.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-905, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 10-905
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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