People v. Pachesa

How courts have described this case

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• holding scope of cross- examination is within discretion of trial court, which may limit cross- examination that is confusing or misleading to the jury
• remarking that the RSL’s purpose is “to prevent a trial from shifting its focus from the culpability of the accused toward the virtue and chastity of the victim.”
• recognizing exceptions to the Rape Shield Law for “evidence that negates directly the act of intercourse with which a defendant is charged, evidence demonstrating a witness’ bias, or evidence that attacks credibility.” (citation omitted)
• recognizing exceptions to the Rape Shield Law for “evidence that negates directly the act of intercourse with which a defendant is charged, evidence demonstrating a witness’ bias, or evidence that attacks credibility.” (citation omitted)
• “[A] trial court’s ruling on the admissibility of a sexual abuse victim’s prior sexual conduct will be reversed only where there has been a clear abuse of discretion.”
• evidence of victim’s sexual relationship with her uncle was not admissible where: (1) evidence of the relationship was just evidence of a relationship; and (2) appellant-father did not know about victim-daughter’s relationship at the time she reported the sexual abuse to police

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).