Kennard v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of rape and aggravated assault. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered on the verdict.

1. Appellant enumerates as error the exclusion of evidence concerning the victim’s prior alcohol and drug abuse treatment. Appellant contends that the evidence was erroneously ruled inadmissible under the Rape Shield Statute, OCGA § 24-2-3. Our review of the record shows that the evidence was not ruled inadmissible under the Rape Shield Statute, which deals only with the past sexual behavior of a victim. Rather, it was…