San Antonio Water System, an Agency of the City of San Antonio (\SAWS\) v. Matiraan, Ltd., and Marylyn House

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• holding that the fresh complaint doctrine should now be seen as a way to mitigate juror bias because “jurors continue to be skeptical of allegations of rape”
• observing that corroborative evidence is less likely to be necessary in cases where victims have made spontaneous complaints
• noting that first complaint testimony is not used to prove truth of allegations, but rather to \assist the jury in determining whether to credit the complainant's testimony about the alleged sexual assault\
• applying modification of fresh complaint doctrine prospectively, where modification was exercise of superintendence power and not new constitutional rule
• delaying some testimony until \the defendant has damaged the victim's credibility . . . can cause unwarranted prejudice to the Commonwealth\
• \long-standing rule that witnesses may not offer their opinions regarding the credibility of another witness\

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