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Michigan Court of Appeals· 4/20/1978

People v. Mikula

Citations

  • 269 N.W.2d 195
  • 84 Mich. App. 108
  • 1978 Mich. App. LEXIS 2320

How courts have described this case

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  • reasoning that “where the verdict necessarily turned on the credibility of the complainant, it is imperative that the defendant be given an opportunity to place before the jury evidence so fundamentally affecting the complainant’s credibility”
  • Michigan's rape shield statute does not prohibit evidence of the complainant's sexual conduct with a person other than the defendant to explain the condition of the victim's hymen and vaginal opening
  • defendant filed pretrial motion asserting that police report contained an allegation complainant had been involved in a \sexual incident with a 14 year old boy\ before the offense involving the defendant

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Judges: Walsh, Maher, Beasley

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