CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...The Child Witness
......Special Court Procedural Rules
.........Character of Victim
3 Cards On This Topic:
  • Limitations on manner of proving character of victim of crime in specific sex crimes to prove consent.
  • Court did not err in excluding evidence of child victim's prior sexual encounters where incidents dissimilar to charged crime, relevance minimal and risk of confusing the jury palpable.
  • No DP violation in exclusion of evidence child V made prior false molest allegation against uncle where D never actually proffered uncle's testimony and trial ct. never excluded it.