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State v. Roberts

Citations

  • 611 P.2d 1297
  • 25 Wash. App. 830
  • 1980 Wash. App. LEXIS 2182

How courts have described this case

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  • reversing conviction where defendant was precluded entirely from cross-examining alleged rape victim regarding whether her testimony that the sex was not consensual was coerced
  • trial court may exclude evidence tending only remotely to show bias or prejudice
  • cross examination of a witness to elicit facts which tend to show bias, prejudice or interest is generally a matter of right, but the scope of such cross examination is within the discretion of the trial court
  • information not reduced to conviction inadmissible

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Judges: Callow

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