State v. Aranda

Summary

The Oregon Supreme Court held that Oregon Evidence Code 609(1) requires admission of qualifying felony convictions to impeach a testifying witness and does not permit OEC 403 balancing. It further held that the Due Process Clause does not require such balancing before admitting a criminal defendant's qualifying convictions for impeachment, because the asserted procedural protection is neither historically fundamental nor necessary to prevent fundamental unfairness. The court reversed the Court of Appeals and affirmed the circuit court judgment.