State v. Quinn

STARCHER, Justice:

This ease involves an appeal by James Quinn (“the appellant”) of his conviction in the Circuit Court of Wetzel County for the offense of sexual misconduct toward a child by a custodian.

At the appellant’s trial, the presiding judge ruled that our rape shield law prohibited the admission of evidence that the child victim had made other statements about sexual misconduct against her by other persons. We uphold the trial judge’s ruling because the appellant did not show that the child’s other statements were false, and the evidence regarding the statements was not admissible…