Ninth Circuit· 4/6/1981

John Michael Hughes v. Robert Raines

Citations

641 F.2d 790
1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 14606
8 Fed. R. Serv. 127

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holding that the limitation on cross-examination regarding the victim’s alleged prior false accusation of rape did not violate the Confrontation Clause because the defendant sought to make a general attack on the victim’s credibility
holding that simple denial and non-prosecution for rape would not suffice to prove falsity
recognizing that the trial court’s exclusion of a generalized attack on the witnesses’ credibility, particularly her sexual exploits, did not rise to the level of a constitutional violation due to its minimal relevance
recognizing that the trial court’s exclusion of a general- ized attack on the witnesses’ credibility, particularly her sex- ual exploits, did not rise to the level of a constitutional violation due to its minimal relevance
holding that the limitation on cross- examination regarding the victim’s alleged prior false accusation of rape did not violate the Confrontation Clause because the defendant sought to make a general attack on the victim’s credibility
suggesting that standard is whether “jury reasonably could conclude that the prior charge was false”

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Judges: Merrill, Hug, East

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