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In 1970, Paige (D) pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of stolen goods. Eight years later, he was charged with possession of stolen securities. Since he had not committed any crimes in that eight-year span, he wanted to prevent the government (P) from introducing evidence of his older conviction to impeach his credibility.

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