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White v. State

Citations

  • 410 S.E.2d 441
  • 201 Ga. App. 53
  • 1991 Ga. App. LEXIS 1187

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  • in rape prosecution, trial court erroneously excluded medical evidence that victim exhibited infectious discharge within hours of the alleged rape
  • evidence that victim had several vaginal infections should have been admitted as relevant to whether rape occurred and whether defendant infected victim with venereal disease
  • trial court erroneously excluded medical evidence that victim exhibited infectious discharge within hours of the alleged rape
  • error to exclude evidence that examination of rape victim within hours of the rape showed presence of a sexually transmitted disease, to impeach victim’s testimony that defendant infected her

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Judges: McMurray, Sognier, Andrews

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