Stroud v. Cook
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
931 F.Supp. 733 (D. Nev. 1996)
Relevant factsFree
Cook (defendant) was involved in a car accident with Stroud (plaintiff) and was subsequently convicted of the misdemeanor of failing to use due care in operating a motor vehicle. In Stroud's later civil negligence suit over the same accident, Stroud sought to introduce Cook's misdemeanor conviction, and Cook moved in limine to exclude it.
IssueFree
Whether a prior misdemeanor conviction in a criminal trial is admissible at a civil trial arising out of the same incident.