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Green v. State

Citations

  • 472 S.E.2d 1
  • 221 Ga. App. 436
  • 1996 Ga. App. LEXIS 446

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  • holding that under the Rape Shield Statute the defendant could not question the 13-year-old victim concerning her possible pregnancy as a result of consensual sexual activity with other men, in order to establish a motive for her making a false allegation that she had been raped
  • evidence that the 13-year-old victim had engaged in sexual activity with other males was barred by rape shield statute
  • evidence that 13-year-old victim was sexually active is precisely the type of irrelevant, prejudicial evidence the Rape Shield Statute is intended to exclude
  • evidence that 13-year-old victim was sexually active is precisely the type of irrelevant, prejudicial evidence the Rape Shield Statute is intended to exclude
  • defendant could not introduce evidence of victim’s past sexual behavior for purpose of showing she may have been pregnant at the time the allegations were made
  • defendant could not introduce evidence of victim’s past sexual behavior for purpose of showing she may have been pregnant at the time the allegations were made

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Judges: Johnson, McMurray, Ruffin

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