CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Witness Credibility Evidence
......Prior Convictions
.........Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude
............Burglary and Theft
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Burglary is crime involving moral turpitude.

Permitting evidence of Ws' 11-yr.-old theft and burglary convictions was not unreasonable and within court's discretion; the weight of the impeachment evidence was a matter for the jury in light of the Ws' explanations.

Burglary is crime of moral turpitude.