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Hale v. State

Citations

  • 140 S.W.3d 381
  • 2004 WL 460383

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  • holding that trial court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to admit evidence that a child victim was sexually experienced on relevancy grounds when the defendant never established that the victim had actually engaged in sexual acts with others
  • holding that trial court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to admit evidence that a child victim was sexually experienced on relevancy grounds when the defendant never established that the victim had actually engaged in sexual acts with others
  • concluding there was no abuse of discretion in excluding evidence of past sexual behavior where there was “[n]o evidence in the record, or offered outside the jury’s presence, suggest[ing] the boys were biased or motivated to lie about the assault.”

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Judges: Livingston, Dauphinot, Holman

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