Street v. United States

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

This appeal involves a challenge to the admission of behavioral changes by the complainant following a rape, offered as evidence relevant to the contested issue of consent. 1 Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in permitting such testimony by the complainant’s mother, grandmother, and brother. Appellant also contends that the manner in which the evidence was introduced — through the complainant’s family members rather than through the complainant was itself prejudicial because it deprived the appellant of the opportunity to cross-examine the…