Testerman v. State

ALPERT, Judge.

In this appeal we are called upon to decide, among other things, what evidence Maryland’s Rape Shield statute 1 excludes. The statute provides, in relevant part:(a) Evidence relating to victim’s chastity. — Evidence relating to a victim’s reputation for chastity and opinion evidence relating to a victim’s chastity are not admissible in any prosecution for commission of a rape or sexual offense in the first or second degree. Evidence of specific instances of the victim’s prior sexual conduct may be admitted only if the judge finds the evidence is relevant and is material to a…