{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-491.050","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.050","heading":"Convicts competent witnesses — convictions and certain pleas may be proved to affect credibility.","body":"Any person who has been convicted of a crime is, notwithstanding, a competent witness; however, any prior criminal convictions may be proved to affect his credibility in a civil or criminal case and, further, any prior pleas of guilty, pleas of nolo contendere, and findings of guilty may be proved to affect his credibility in a criminal case. Such proof may be either by the record or by his own cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question relevant to that inquiry, and the party cross-examining shall not be concluded by his answer.","path":["Title XXXIII - EVIDENCE AND LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS","Chapter 491 - Witnesses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=491.050","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"1cae40e588883d420df7adf2a3ec47593d595de152ffc368fc1da0d5e2f7dbfb","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-491.040","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-491.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}