Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1/17/2003

Commonwealth v. Holder

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815 A.2d 1115
2003 Pa. Super. 20
2003 Pa. Super. LEXIS 30

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holding that allegation of earlier sexual abuse of a victim by a third party was collateral and not relevant to separate allegations against defendant
concluding that prior rape allegation against third party was immaterial to whether defendant assaulted the victim and was a collateral matter, unsuitable for cross-examination
“[T]he Rape Shield Law may not be used to exclude relevant evidence showing witness[] bias or attacking [a witness’] credibility.”
evidence was properly excluded as irrelevant and collateral because a previous allegation that a third party sexually assaulted the victim did not bear directly on whether or not appellant did
testimony that the victim thought the defendant’s friend might have raped her one week before the alleged rape by the defendant was irrelevant because the testimony did not make the victim’s allegation that the defendant raped her more or less likely
testimony that someone other than the defendant had abused the victim before the alleged incident with the defendant did not bear directly on her reputation for chastity and was not relevant to the 20 Circulated 08/04/2015 12:30 PM defendant's guilt or innocence

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Judges: Cirillo, Joyce, Olszewski

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