Commonwealth v. Bohannon

How courts have described this case

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• holding that defendant should have been allowed to cross-examine victim about prior false accusation of rape because it might have damaged the victim’s credibility and the defendant proved in an offer of proof that the accusation was false
• holding that defendant should have been allowed to cross-examine victim about prior false accusation of rape because it might have damaged the victim’s credibility and the defendant proved in an offer of proof that the accusation was false
• recognizing a limited exception to the general rule barring evidence of prior false accusations
• recognizing a limited exception to the general rule barring evidence of prior false accusations
• evidence of prior false accusations of specific crime that is subject of trial may damage complainant’s credibility
• trial court abused discretion in allowing pediatrician to give opinion as to the believability of child alleging sexual abuse

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