State v. Demos

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• applying an abuse of discretion standard to the trial court's refusal to admit evidence
• declining to reach issue of whether rape shield statute barred attack on the victim’s credibility based upon two arguably false prior rape accusations because the defendant’s failure to prove that the evidence was false rendered it irrelevant
• declining to reach issue of whether rape shield statute barred attack on the victim’s credibility based upon two arguably false prior rape accusations because the defendant’s failure to prove that the evidence was false rendered it irrelevant
• evidence of prior rape complaints by rape victim not admissible where defendant was unable to prove the prior complaints were unfounded
• evidence of prior rape complaints by rape victim not admissible where defendant was unable to prove the prior complaints were unfounded
• \For the statute to be applicable the evidence must relate to the victim's past sexual behavior. \ (emphasis added)

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