State v. Phillips

Summary

The Oregon Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals and the circuit court, holding that under Oregon Evidence Code 609(3)(a) the “date of the conviction” is the date of a valid conviction offered for impeachment, not the date of a prior vacated conviction, and that a vacated conviction is “otherwise rendered nugatory” under 609(3)(b). The court reached these conclusions through textual and legislative‑history analysis of the statute.