Commonwealth v. Yelle

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• evidence that defendant to rape charge had offered a ride to young girl fifteen minutes before picking up complainant not admissible
• evidence that defendant to rape charge had offered a ride to young girl fifteen minutes before picking up complainant not admissible
• error to permit introduction of evidence of prior bad act where probative value was “nugatory or nearly so”
• admission of sex pamphlet where defendant charged with rape of his young daughter required reversal where probative value of pamphlet was “nugatory or nearly so” and prejudicial effect was considerable
• at a rape trial, there was reversible error in the admission of testimony that about twenty minutes before giving a ride to the complainant, the defendant offered a ride to a young girl, who had refused it, and that the girl’s mother had reported the incident to the police

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