Gallegos-Munoz v. State

319 Ga. 803

FINAL COPY S24G0214. GALLEGOS-MUNOZ v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. We granted certiorari in this sex-offense case to consider the rules governing the admissibility of evidence concerning a victim’s allegedly false accusation of sexual misconduct against a person other than the defendant.1 The precise issue presented in this case is whether, when a defendant wishes to adduce such evidence, the trial court errs in excluding the evidence, based solely on the trial court’s determination that the evidence does not show a reasonable probability that the alleged victim’s prior…