· 2/15/1857
Williams, Phillips & Co. v. Benton
Citations
- 12 La. Ann. 91
How courts have described this case
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- observing that “[w]hether evidence is constitutionally required to be admitted is reviewed on a case-by-case basis,” and holding that past sexual behavior evidence was constitutionally required when it was probative of the defense theory of mistaken identity
- admission of “rape shield” evidence to show that another committed the offenses
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Judges: Merrick
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