5912 - Effect of prior convictions.

     § 5912.  Effect of prior convictions.        No person shall be deemed incompetent or otherwise     disqualified as a witness in any criminal proceeding by reason     of the person's having been convicted of perjury or subornation     of or solicitation to commit perjury, but such conviction may be     shown for the purpose of affecting the person's credibility.     (Apr. 22, 1993, P.L.2, No.2, eff. imd.)        1993 Amendment.  Section 2 of Act 2 provided that the     amendment of section 5912 shall apply to all criminal cases     pending on the effective date of Act 2.