Legal Opinion
State v. Boggs
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1992No. Nos. 91-636 and 91-1287PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlice Robie Resnick, J.
The issue presented is whether the rape shield provisions of R.C. 2907.02(D) prohibit a defendant from cross-examining an alleged rape victim about prior false rape accusations she is alleged to have made. The state contends that such statements fall within the protections of the rape shield statute set forth in R.C. 2907.02(D) and that R.C. 2907.02(E) requires an in camera hearing before any inquiry may be had regarding such statements. Boggs argues that cross-examination of an alleged rape victim regarding prior false accusations of rape goes to the issue of credibility, and is not an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth v. BohannonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- State v. GardnerOhio Supreme Court · 1979
- Clinebell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- State v. WyrickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
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