Supreme Court· 12/12/1988

Olden v. Kentucky

Citations

488 U.S. 227
109 S. Ct. 480
102 L. Ed. 2d 513
1988 U.S. LEXIS 5621

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holding that right of confrontation was violated by excluding cross-examination concerning rape victim’s cohabitation with defendant’s half-brother that was “crucial” to consent defense to demonstrate victim’s motive to fabricate
holding that right of confrontation was violated by excluding cross-examination concerning rape victim's cohabitation with defendant's half-brother that was \crucial\ to consent defense to demonstrate victim's motive to fabricate
recognizing that a trial court may impose reasonable limits on defense counsel’s inquiry into the potential bias of a prosecution witness
concluding that state appellate court violated defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights by preventing certain cross-examination of complainant
holding that the defendant in a rape trial had a constitutionally protected right to cross-examine the complainant on an issue the trial court excluded as too prejudicial
holding that the Kentucky court’s “[speculation as to the effect of jurors’ racial biases cannot justify exclusion of cross-examination with such strong potential to demonstrate the falsity of[the government witness’s] testimony”

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Judges: Marshall

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