State v. Jacobs

JACKSON, Justice.

**662In this case we consider whether the exception outlined in North Carolina Rule of Evidence 412(b)(2) applies to evidence of the complainant's history of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such that the trial court erred in excluding that evidence pursuant to Rule 412 when other evidence showed that defendant was not infected with those STDs. Because we conclude that the relevant evidence in defendant's offer of proof fell within the Rule 412(b)(2) exception, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals holding that the trial court did not err in excluding the STD…