A real estate appraiser is arrested and charged with the arson of a house. On cross-examination of the real estate appraiser, the prosecution asked the real estate appraiser whether he had been convicted of forging a deed a year earlier. The defense objects to the question. Assuming that the real estate appraiser was, in fact, convicted of forging a deed, will the objection be sustained? Question 9 options: a) Yes, because the probative value of the evidence is outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice. b) Yes, because the conviction of forgery is unrelated to a charge of arson. c) No, because the conviction can be used to show that the real estate appraiser has the propensity to lie. d) No, because the conviction may serve as character evidence.
