Billodeau v. State

OPINION

This Court granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to decide a single issue:

When a defendant is accused of aggravated sexual assault, and the only evidence in the case consists of the testimony of the complainant and the testimony of the accused, should the trial court prevent the defense from presenting evidence about threats and false, similar allegations made by the complainant after the date of the charged offense, but before the date of the complainant’s testimony at trial?

Appellant’s argument to this Court is that he was prevented from questioning the complainant,…