· 1/18/1978
State v. Jalette
Citations
- 382 A.2d 526
- 119 R.I. 614
- 1978 R.I. LEXIS 600
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that evidence of other sexual misconduct is “uniquely apt to arouse the jury’s hostility”
- recognizing that evidence of other sexual misconduct is \uniquely apt to arouse the jury's hostility\
- “Assuming that evidence of other crimes will be admitted, attention should be paid to the manner in which this evidence is presented to the jury.”
- explaining that prosecution’s failure to introduce demeanor evidence precluded a finding of excited utterance
- explaining that prosecution’s failure to introduce demeanor evidence precluded a finding of excited utterance
- complaining witness’s statement made more than a day after alleged sexual assault “stretches the [excited] utterance exception far beyond its - 13 - breaking point” when prosecution failed to show statement was spontaneous response to stress of event
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Judges: Bevilacqua, Paolino, Joslin, Kelleher, Doris
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