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    SECTION 4513

    Competency of person convicted of crime

    Civil Practice Law & Rules (CVP) CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 45

    § 4513. Competency of person convicted of crime. A person who has been
    convicted of a crime is a competent witness; but the conviction may be
    proved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony, either
    by cross-examination, upon which he shall be required to answer any
    relevant question, or by the record. The party cross-examining is not
    concluded by such person's answer.