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The Colorado Supreme Court decided three appeals this month in ongoing civil and criminal cases, either overturning trial judges' faulty decisions or providing clarification for further proceedings.
A retrial is underway for a Walla Walla man who was granted a second trial by the Washington Court of Appeals after originally being convicted of second-degree rape in 2019.
A retrial is underway for a Walla Walla man who was granted a second trial by the Washington Court of Appeals after originally being convicted of second-degree rape in 2019.
The Rape Shield Statute, N.C. R. Evid. 412, states that evidence of other sexual behavior of the complainant is generally irrelevant unless it falls within one of four statutory exceptions. Sexual behavior is defined as “sexual activity of the complainant other than the sexual act which is at issue in the indictment on trial.” There ...