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Federal Court of Appeals Reverses Child Molest Conviction

By Walin & Klarich

Criminal Defense Attorney Precluded from Asking Alleged Victim about Prior Statements about Sexual Matters On June 16, 2009 the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals issued a critical ruling that anyone who is facing child molestation charges must be familiar with if they are going to be able to properly defend themselves from these serious charges. The court in Holley vs. Yarborough ruled that the accused?s criminal defense attorney should have been allowed to question the alleged victim as to statements that the alleged victim had made to other people in regard to ?sexual matter,? and of her accusing other people of making sexual advances toward her. The defense attorney argued that this evidence could indicate that the alleged victim had a tendency to fabricate sexual abuse allegations...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on July 13, 2009 (boomark / email).