{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4513","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 4513","heading":"Competency of person convicted of crime","body":"§ 4513. Competency of person convicted of crime. A person who has been\nconvicted of a crime is a competent witness; but the conviction may be\nproved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony, either\nby cross-examination, upon which he shall be required to answer any\nrelevant question, or by the record. The party cross-examining is not\nconcluded by such person's answer.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 45. Evidence"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/4513","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"23f53fc6a2debae2969bd9b19567c56d57166a71def6c1cd78344d38af2e2f03","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4512","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4514"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}