U.S. v. Bensimon
172 F.3d 1121 (9th Cir. 1999) Cited 160 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the district court erred in permitting an old conviction to impeach a defendant when the defendant did not "portray[] himself to be a 'law-abiding' citizen"
United States v. Hayes
553 F.2d 824 (2d Cir. 1977) Cited 190 timesHolding that search of suspect's briefcase was lawful because there was probable cause for his arrest
U.S. v. Sellers
906 F.2d 597 (11th Cir. 1990) Cited 82 timesHolding that, in a case involving criminal charges for violating a suspect's constitutional rights, cross-examination of defendant about why he left or was fired from his job as a security officer because of claiming expenses to which he was not entitled was probative of the defendant's character for truthfulness
United States v. Glenn
667 F.2d 1269 (9th Cir. 1982) Cited 74 timesHolding that burglary and grand theft are not per se crimes of dishonesty
United States v. Lipscomb
702 F.2d 1049 (D.C. Cir. 1983) Cited 69 timesConcluding that Congress believed that all felonies have some probative value on the issue of credibility
U.S. v. Brackeen
969 F.2d 827 (9th Cir. 1992) Cited 33 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that bank robbery per se is not a crime of dishonesty and quoting Tenth Circuit case Seamster in support of its holding
United States v. Fearwell
595 F.2d 771 (D.C. Cir. 1978) Cited 41 timesConcluding that "precisely because it involves no discretion on the part of the trial court ... Rule 609 must be confined ... to a ‘narrow subset of crimes’ those that bear directly upon the accused's propensity to testify truthfully" (quoting Smith , 551 F.2d at 362 )
Section 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States
18 U.S.C. § 371 Cited 21,529 times 140 Legal AnalysesRequiring proof of an "act to effect the object of the conspiracy"
Rule 609 - Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction
Fed. R. Evid. 609 Cited 4,405 times 14 Legal AnalysesAdopting a ten-year time limit, absent unusual circumstances, on the use of prior convictions for impeachment purposes
Section 23152 - Unlawful driving under the influence
Cal. Veh. Code § 23152 Cited 2,979 times 1 Legal AnalysesDriving under the influence
Section 666 - Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds
18 U.S.C. § 666 Cited 1,588 times 51 Legal AnalysesMaking it a crime to "obtain by fraud ... property"
Section 28.35.030 - Operating a vehicle, aircraft or watercraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.030 Cited 33 times(a) A person commits the crime of driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance if the person operates or drives a motor vehicle or operates an aircraft or a watercraft (1) while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, intoxicating liquor, inhalant, or any controlled substance, singly or in combination; or (2) and if, as determined by a chemical test taken within four hours after the alleged operating or driving, there is 0.08 percent or more
Section 11.41.120 - Manslaughter
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.120 Cited 20 times(a) A person commits the crime of manslaughter if the person (1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes the death of another person under circumstances not amounting to murder in the first or second degree; (2) intentionally aids another person to commit suicide; or (3) knowingly manufactures or delivers a controlled substance in violation of AS 11.71.010 - 11.71.030 or 11.71.040(a)(1) for schedule IVA controlled substances, and a person dies as a direct result of ingestion of the controlled
Section 28.15.011 - Drivers must be licensed
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.011 Cited 2 times(a) A person may not be denied the privilege to drive a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state, except as prescribed by law. (b) Every person exercising the person's privilege to drive, or exercising any degree of physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway, vehicular way or area, or other public property in this state, is required to have in the possession of the person a valid Alaska driver's license issued under the provisions of this chapter for the type or class of vehicle driven
Section 28.35.060 - Duty of operator to give information and render assistance
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.060 Cited 2 times(a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage to a vehicle that is driven or attended by a person shall give the operator's name, address, and vehicle license number to the person struck or injured, or the operator or occupant, or the person attending, and the vehicle collided with and shall render to any person injured reasonable assistance, including making of arrangements for attendance upon the person by a physician and transportation
Section 11.46.150 - Theft in the fourth degree
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.150 Cited 1 times(a) A person commits the crime of theft in the fourth degree if the person commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and the value of the property or services is less than $250. (b) Theft in the fourth degree is a class B misdemeanor. AS 11.46.150 Amended by SLA 2019SP1, ch. 4,sec. 18, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by SLA 2016, ch. 36,sec. 8, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by SLA 2014, ch. 83,sec. 6, eff. 7/1/2014.
Section 28.35.110 - Penalty for giving false information in report or failing to report
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.110(a) A person who gives information in reports as required in AS 28.35.080 knowing or having reason to believe that the information is false is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. (b) The department shall suspend the license or permit to drive and the nonresident operating privileges of a person failing to report an accident as provided in AS 28.35.080 until the report is filed. The department may extend the suspension by not more