§ 5912 — Effect of prior convictions

Pennsylvania § 5912

• Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
• Title 42: JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
• Part: PART VI
• Ch. 59: DEPOSITIONS AND WITNESSES
• Subch.: WITNESSES GENERALLY

Text

No person shall be deemed incompetent or otherwise disqualified as a witness in any criminal proceeding by reason of the person's having been convicted of perjury or subornation of or solicitation to commit perjury, but such conviction may be shown for the purpose of affecting the person's credibility.

Legislative History

(Apr. 22, 1993, P.L.2, No.2, eff. imd.) 1993 Amendment.Section 2 of Act 2 provided that the amendment of section 5912 shall apply to all criminal cases pending on the effective date of Act 2.