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· 1/8/1986

United States v. Lawrence C. Cardinal

Citations

  • 782 F.2d 34
  • 19 Fed. R. Serv. 1381
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 21692

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that allowing cross-examination of a victim about prior false allegations of sexual assault violates the spirit of the rape shield law
  • finding that Rule 412 prohibited the admission of victim's prior accusations of sexual abuse even though defendant argued that the evidence related to victim’s credibility rather than to her prior sexual conduct

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Judges: Martin, Contie, Celebrezze

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