Legal Opinion
Woods v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 6, 1983No. F-81-497PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Judge:
The appellant was convicted in the District Court of Delaware County of Incest, and sentenced to ten (10) years’ imprisonment.
After a careful review of the record and briefs of the parties, we are of the opinion that the judgment and sentence must be reversed. We need only address the key issue on appeal; i.e., that the trial court improperly limited the defense’s cross-examination of the prosecutrix. The defense was foreclosed from showing the existence of her possible motive and bias in testifying.
The exposure of a witness’s motivation in testifying is a proper and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- People v. EvansMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Little v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. HurlburtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
- People v. SimboloSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. AndersonMontana Supreme Court · 1984
- Clinebell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- Thomas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
- State v. WyrickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- State v. LeClairCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1986
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