The pendency of an appeal regarding a prior conviction may be shown and affects admissibility how?

• A. It may be shown but does not affect admissibility
• B. It makes the conviction automatically inadmissible
• C. It must be resolved before admissibility
• D. It requires a new trial

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that the fact a prior conviction is on appeal can be disclosed, but it does not change whether the conviction itself can be admitted as impeachment evidence. You can inform the court that the conviction is on appeal to avoid presenting a final, settled impression to the jury, but that status does not bar admission nor require the conviction to be resolved first. The conviction remains admissible under the usual impeachment rules (subject to age, type of offense, and balancing), and the appellate status may simply affect how the jury weighs it.