A Flowchart outlining Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 609 and the admissibility of a prior conviction into evidence to attack a witness's character for truthfulness for impeachment purposes at trial. If the conviction offered is under appeal, the evidence of conviction, as well as the pendency of the appeal, qualifies for potential admission (FRE 609(e)). This Chart does not address any other use of a prior conviction, for example, as evidence of a person's previous bad acts for a non-propensity purpose under FRE 404(b) (see Practice Note, Evidence in Federal Criminal Proceedings: Overview: Bad Act Evidence Under FRE 404(b)).