Legal Opinion
Marion v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 10, 1979No. CR 79-175PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frank Holt, Justice.
Appellant was charged with rape in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1803 (Repl. 1977). Prior to the trial, appellant filed a motion for an in camera hearing to determine the admissibility at trial of the victim’s prior sexual conduct. Ark. Stat. Ann.§ 41-1810.2 (a) (Repl. 1977). After a hearing the court denied the admissibility of some of this evidence. Appellant brings this interlocutory appeal pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1810.2 (c).
Appellant first asserts that exclusion of the victim’s prior sexual conduct at trial impairs his ability to establish his defense to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Milenkovic v. StateCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1978
- State v. DeLawderCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Duncan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
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