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Simmons v. State

Citations

  • 504 N.E.2d 575
  • 1987 Ind. LEXIS 847

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  • holding that a change of judge was not required where the judge was a friend of the victim’s father because they were both members of the bar
  • holding that a change of judge was not required where the judge was a friend of the rape victim’s father because they were both members of the bar
  • allowing expert testimony that victim’s behavior was consistent with rape trauma syndrome
  • testimony of the victim’s father and sister regarding her behavior after the rape was relevant in that it was “probative of the fact that she had been raped.”
  • testimony that the victim developed a fear of going outside by herself and stayed at home more often was probative of the fact that she had been raped
  • testimony that the victim developed a fear of going outside by herself and stayed at home more often was probative of the fact that she had been raped

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Judges: Pivarnik, Givan, Shepard, Dickson, Debruler

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