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State v. Hill

Citations

  • 578 A.2d 370
  • 121 N.J. 150
  • 1990 N.J. LEXIS 116

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  • discussing long-held prejudices that women who complained about rape were deranged, emotional, and untrustworthy and therefore needed additional examination and stringent timeliness requirements when making claims against assailants
  • continued adherence to corroboration requirement “willfully ignored . . . the possibility that women would keep silent about rape because more than any other violent crime it could shed shame and embarrassment on the victim”

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Judges: Garibaldi

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