<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa mfano, katika kesi za jinai, mtu hawezi kutoa hukumu ya awali isipokuwa ikiwa inahusiana moja kwa moja na kesi hiyo, na inaonekana kwangu kwamba baraza la mahakama linaweza kufanya uamuzi wa busara zaidi ikiwa wanajua mtu alikuwa na hukumu kumi na tano kwa uhalifu kama huo.  <response>: well and then in a lot of yeah in criminal cases uh for instance you cant bring up prior convictions unless they are somehow directly related to the case and it seems to me that a jury can make a much more rational decision if they know somebody had fifteen convictions for a similar crime 