Rights restored, man still can be impeached

By Peter Vieth
Published: June 24, 2010

Tags: Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Jane Marum Roush, Personal Injury

A plaintiff testifying about his personal injury claim can be impeached by a 30-year-old felony conviction, even though he had his civil rights restored by the governor last year. That’s the ruling by a Fairfax County circuit judge in a case of apparent first impression under Virginia law. Judge Jane Marum Roush held that the “removal ...

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