{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-17-15","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-17-15","heading":"Effect of conviction for crime.","body":"No person shall be deemed an incompetent witness because of his or her conviction of any crime, or sentence to imprisonment therefor; but shall be admitted to testify like any other witness, except that conviction or sentence for any crime or misdemeanor may be shown to affect his or her credibility.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 17 Witnesses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-17/9-17-15.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:00Z","sha256":"a9b78311bb3350d8416eeb8a57093743ee5c562431d158c90bb163fe155316d5","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-17-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-17-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}