Legal Opinion
State v. Brown
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 2000No. E1995-00017-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIRCH, J.
The issue here presented is whether the trial court correctly applied the rape shield rule1 in excluding testimony about a rape complainant’s prior sexual behavior with a person other than the defendant. The trial court excluded the proffered evidence upon a finding that the defendant did not describe the evidence in detail sufficient to satisfy the requirement of Tenn.R.Evid. 412(d)(l)(iii).2 In contrast, the Court of Criminal Appeals found no issue in the application of Rule 412(d)(l)(iii); however, it held that the proffered evidence was properly excluded because it…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by128 opinions
- State v. RiceTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- State v. PowersTennessee Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. KiserTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
- State v. McKinneyTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- State of Tennessee v. Glen HowardTennessee Supreme Court · 2016
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