State of West Virginia v. Jack J.

No. 11-1504 - State v. Jack J. FILED April 11, 2013 released at 3:00 p.m. RORY L. PERRY II, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA Davis, J., dissenting: The majority affirmed the defendant’s convictions for sexual offenses against his girlfriend’s adolescent daughter. In doing so, the majority’s opinion affirmed the trial court’s ruling prohibiting the defendant from presenting evidence that the alleged victim previously had falsely accused at least twelve other people of sexual misconduct toward her. Because I believe the defendant had a constitutional right, under the facts of…