Tom Jones is on trial for aasault in the first degree. During the defendant's case in chief, he calls Bob Thomas to testify that Jones is a peaceful person not capable of commiting such an assault. The prosecutor on cross examination asks Thomas, "Sir isn't true that you have been covicted of larceny in the first degree,a felony in this state? Jones'attorney immediately objects to the question, and claims the question was improper for a witness such as Thomas.What is the basis of the objection? And how is the court likely to rule on the objection?