Jones v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for rape, OCGA § 16-6-1. Defendant contends the trial court erred: in ruling that Georgia’s Rape Shield Statute, OCGA § 24-2-3, precluded him from impeaching the victim’s statement because the “door was opened” by other evidence; by permitting the introduction of a knife into evidence which was not properly identified; in not granting a new trial because of poor courtroom acoustics; in denying the motion for new trial.

1. Under OCGA § 24-2-3 evidence of the past sexual behavior of the complaining witness is admissible where, during an in camera…