Legal Opinion

State v. Eubank

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided December 26, 1979No. 79-337PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Per curiam

R. C. 2907.05, the statute defining the offense of gross sexual imposition, provides, in division (D), that:

“Evidence of specific instances of the defendant’s sexual activity* * * shall not be admitted under this section unless it***is admissible against the defendant under section 2945.59 of the Revised Code, and only to the extent that the court finds that the evidence is material to a fact at issue in the case and that its inflammatory or prejudicial nature does not outweigh its probative value.”

R. C. 2945.59 provides that:

“In any criminal case in which the defendant’s motive or intent,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. State v. LytleOhio Supreme Court · 1976
  3. State v. CurryOhio Supreme Court · 1975
  4. State v. WhiteOhio Supreme Court · 1968
  5. State v. AbramsOhio Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. State v. DennisOhio Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. BroomOhio Supreme Court · 1988
  3. State v. WilliamsOhio Supreme Court · 1988
  4. State v. SowellOhio Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. BlevinsOhio Court of Appeals · 1987

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