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At a criminal trial, the prosecution offers the defendant's prior conviction for perjury to attack the defendant's credibility after the defendant testifies. Under FRE 609, is this conviction admissible to impeach?

No, prior convictions are never admissible No, because perjury is irrelevant to credibility Yes, a crime involving a dishonest act or false statement is admissible to impeach regardless of the balancing test Yes, but only if the conviction is more than 10 years old

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Yes, a crime involving a dishonest act or false statement is admissible to impeach regardless of the balancing test

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