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E.D.Ark.: Rape shield limits violated right to present a defense

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

"The constitutional right to present a defense is not satisfied simply because some defense, any defense, is presented." Jackson v. Norris, 4:08-CV-03319 GTE-JTK, at 13 (E.D.Ark. July 20, 2010) (Eisele, J.) (holding that Arkansas Supreme Court's limits on defense evidence by construction of its rape shield statute violated the right to present a defense).

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on July 27, 2010 (boomark / email).