People v. Hackett

*344Boyle, J.

We granted leave to consider the constitutionality of the rape-shield statute, MCL 750.520j; MSA 28.788(10), as applied in these two cases. We hold that application of the statute in the cases at bar did not violate defendant’s procedural or substantive rights. We affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals in Paquette and reverse in Hackett.

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Defendants in both cases challenge the trial court’s application of the rape-shield statute, MCL 750.520j(1); MSA 28.788(10)(1), in excluding evidence of the victim’s prior sexual conduct with persons other than the defendant as violative of…