State v. Baker

WEBB, Justice.

In his first assignment of error the defendant argues that the court erred in excluding evidence that the prosecuting witness’ grandfather had engaged in sexual relations with her. During the cross-examination of Rebecca Rouse, a social worker who worked on the prosecuting witness’ case, the defendant’s attorney discovered that Ms. Rouse’s notes showed that Jo Ann Baker, the prosecuting witness’ mother, suspected that the prosecuting witness had had sexual relations with her grandfather.

The State objected to any testimony in regard to any sexual behavior of the prosecuting…