Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.
Citation
490 U.S. 504 (1989)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
Stub — to be completed.
Holding
Stub — to be completed.
Rule
FRE 609(a)(1)‘s prior conviction impeachment rule, read literally, permits impeachment of civil witnesses without the balancing test applicable to criminal defendants; Congress intended the rule to apply differently to civil and criminal contexts.
Significance
Scalia’s interpretation of FRE 609 using textual and historical methods; important for statutory interpretation methodology as well as evidence law.