Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 29, 1993No. 141, September Term, 1992PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.
The issue this case presents is whether, when the defense to a charge of rape is that the victim was exchanging sex for drugs, the rape victim’s admission to having previously engaged in such conduct is inadmissible pursuant to Maryland Code (1957, 1992 Repl.Vol.), Art. 27, § 461A (“the rape shield statute”). 1 The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County ruled that it is inadmissible and the Court of Special Appeals affirmed. Johnson v. State, 93 Md.App. 522, 613 A.2d 450 (1992). For the reasons hereinafter stated, we shall reverse.
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The victim, who was addicted to crack…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Dorsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Giles v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. GregoryWashington Supreme Court · 2006
- Grandison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Snyder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- State v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. CrimsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
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