Topic

Rape Shield Rule

57 published works

EvidenceProf Blog July 28, 2008
Sexual Assault By Any Other Name: Wisconsin Court Finds Trial Court Properly Excluded Prior False Sexual Abuse Allegations In Sexual Assault Trial
By Colin Miller
I'm skeptical of the recent opinion of the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin in State v. Sussman, 2008 WL 2833111 (Wis.App. IV Dist. 2008). In Sussman, Gordon Sussman appealed a…
EvidenceProf Blog April 18, 2008
Penn State Rape Case, Take 2: Judge Rules That Prior False Rape Allegation Will Be Admissible In Austin Scott Trial
By Colin Miller
Previously, I posted an entry about Penn State running back Austin Scott, who is charged with raping a 22 year-old fellow student. As I noted, it was unearthed that Scott's…
EvidenceProf Blog March 11, 2008
Disturbing Behavior: Court of Appeals of Kansas Finds Trial Court Failed To Apply Constitutional Exception To Rape Shield Rule
By Colin Miller
The Court of Appeals of Kansas' recent opinion in State v. Jackson, 2008 WL 538948 (Kan.App. 2008), contains an interesting application of the rape shield rule. In Jackson, Darrell Jackson…
EvidenceProf Blog March 7, 2008
Minnesota Girl: Golden Gopher Sexual Assault Trial Reveal Differences Between Federal and Minnesota’s Rape Shield Rules
By Colin Miller
Former University of Minnesota defensive back Dominic Jones will soon stand trial for sexually assaulting an 18 year-old woman in a case that reveals an interesting distinction between the Federal…
EvidenceProf Blog January 24, 2008
Keystone Case: Pennsylvania Court Finds Evidence of Lesbian Relationship Inadmissible Under Rape Shield Law
By Colin Miller
Last April, Preston C. Gaddis was charged with rape, sexual assault, and indecent assault after police said he threw a 19 year-old woman onto the floor and raped her in…
EvidenceProf Blog January 17, 2008
The Rape Sieve Law?: Supreme Court Of Maine Hears Strange Rape Shield Law Appeal
By Colin Miller
In 2006, Brandon Drewry was convicted of brutally raping and attacking a married woman in Portland, Maine, based in part on a seemingly incorrect evidentiary ruling. The alleged victim called…
EvidenceProf Blog October 22, 2007
Penn State Rape Case Reveals Penn’s Rape Shield Law Is Stricter Than Federal Law
By Colin Miller
Penn State running back Austin Scott is charged with raping a 22 year-old fellow student. A newspaper recently published a story, which indicated that around four years ago, Scott's accuser…

Sexual Assault By Any Other Name: Wisconsin Court Finds Trial Court Properly Excluded Prior False Sexual Abuse Allegations In Sexual Assault Trial

Penn State Rape Case, Take 2: Judge Rules That Prior False Rape Allegation Will Be Admissible In Austin Scott Trial

Disturbing Behavior: Court of Appeals of Kansas Finds Trial Court Failed To Apply Constitutional Exception To Rape Shield Rule

Minnesota Girl: Golden Gopher Sexual Assault Trial Reveal Differences Between Federal and Minnesota’s Rape Shield Rules

Keystone Case: Pennsylvania Court Finds Evidence of Lesbian Relationship Inadmissible Under Rape Shield Law

The Rape Sieve Law?: Supreme Court Of Maine Hears Strange Rape Shield Law Appeal

Penn State Rape Case Reveals Penn’s Rape Shield Law Is Stricter Than Federal Law