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Ohio Supreme Court· 4/15/1992

State v. Boggs

Citations

  • 63 Ohio St. 3d 418
  • 588 N.E.2d 813
  • 1992 Ohio LEXIS 628

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  • distinguishing false statements of a victim where no sexual activity was involved, thus falling outside the rape shield, from those statements where sexual conduct did in fact take place, which would be covered by the rape shield
  • “prior false accusations of rape do not constitute ‘sexual activity’ of the victim” within the meaning of state’s rape shield law
  • Evid.R. 608 does not preclude asking a witness a question concerning prior acts, even if those other acts cannot be proven through extrinsic evidence
  • “False accusations, where no sexual activity is involved, do not fall 2 At the time of the hearing, no charges had been filed against A.B.’s oldest brother. 23. within the rape shield statute.”
  • Ohio Evid. R. 608(B) (LexisNexis 2001)

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Judges: Brown, Douglas, Holmes, Moyer, Resnick, Sweeney, Wright

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