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Connecticut and Propensity Evidence

By Corey Rayburnyung

apublicdefender has a long, well researched post about propensity evidence in a Connecticut rape case. The post is difficult to excerpt, so you should definitely check out the whole thing. He is a small snippet:So basically, once a rapist always a rapist. In fact, the Court blatantly states that it agrees that uncharged misconduct doesn?t fit the ?true scheme? requirement of admissibility. However, the Court has no qualms about buying into the sex offender hysteria  by stating that since these are sex crimes, however, it is always better to let that evidence in, even if there is no rational connection between the uncharged misconduct and the conduct at issue. I doubt we will ever see a case again where uncharged sexual misconduct is deemed inadmissible...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on October 17, 2008 (boomark / email).