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Legislation and Regulation Keyed to Eskridge, 1st Ed.
Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.
Citation:
490 U.S. 504 (1989)Facts
Paul Green was an inmate at a county prison who obtained work-release employment at a car wash. On his sixth day at work, Green reached inside a large dryer to stop it when a heavy rotating drum caught and tore off his right arm. Green filed a product liability lawsuit against Bock Laundry Machine Co., the manufacturer of the dryer, alleging inadequate instructions regarding the machine’s operation and dangerous character. During the trial, Green testified about the circumstances of the accident. Bock impeached Green’s testimony by eliciting admissions that he had been convicted of conspiracy to commit burglary and burglary, both felonies. The jury returned a verdict for Bock. Green appealed, arguing that the District Court erred by denying his pretrial motion to exclude the impeaching evidence of his prior convictions. The Court of Appeals affirmed, following circuit precedent that Rule 609 mandated admission of a civil plaintiff’s prior felony convictions for impeachment purposes without judicial discretion to exclude them based on unfair prejudice.
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