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perceived direct relevance of such evidence. Those in support of extending the rule to cover sexual experience with the defendant argue that evidence of previous sexual experience between the complainant and defendant should not lead to an implication that the complainant is more likely to agree to the sexual activity on another occasion. Those opposed argue that the existence of a prior sexual relationship between the complainant and the defendant will often be, or inevitably is, directly relevant.
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experience with a person other than the defendant. However, the judge may permit any evidence or a question about that experience if satisfied that it would be contrary to the interests of justice to exclude it because of its direct relevance to the facts in issue or to the question of the appropriate sentence (the
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which may be subject to compromise. Section 6 of RA 8505 provides that "evidence of complainant’s past sexual conduct, opinion thereof or of his/her reputation" shall not be admitted in prosecutions for rape. The exception is when such evidence is material and relevant to the case, but evidence shall
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Section 44A provides no evidence of a complainant's sexual experience may be offered in a criminal proceeding unless the other parties have been given notice of the proposed statement, or if every other party has waived the notice requirements, or if the judge dispenses with those requirements. The
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held that a Florida criminal statute that prohibited the media from identifying the names of sexual assault victims violated the First Amendment. In that case, Globe Communications Corp. twice published the name and identifying information of a sexual assault victim, violating the Florida statute.
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most media will no longer shield the name of the alleged victim. This practice was probably related to laws in some states which made it a crime to publicly reveal the name of the victim in a rape case. When such laws were challenged in court, they were routinely struck down as unconstitutional.
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ruled that a lower court had improperly ruled as inadmissible e-mails in which the plaintiff/witness in a rape case expressed her consent to, and later approval of, the encounter. The lower court ruled these e-mails inadmissible on the basis of rape shield laws; however, the Court of Appeals ruled
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Section 44 protects complainants in prosecutions for sexual offences from certain questions and evidence about their sexual experience and reputation. The starting point is to exclude evidence or questions that relate to the complainant's reputation in sexual matters or to the complainant's sexual
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As a matter of courtesy, most newspapers and broadcast media in the United States do not disclose the name of an alleged rape victim during the trial, and if the alleged rapist is convicted, most will continue to not identify the victim. If the case is dropped or the alleged rapist is acquitted,
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of 1994 created a federal rape shield law. The military has incorporated the rape shield law into Military Rules of Evidence, Rule 412. The military's rape shield law also applies to Article 32, pre-trial proceedings. A recent news article, however, has accused defense attorneys of violating rape
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several changes were brought under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013 to firm up the rape shield laws in India. A new section 53A was introduced to the Indian Evidence Act which stated that in prosecution for sexual offences evidence of victim's character or previous sexual experience with any
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Evidence of a complainant's sexual experience with the defendant is not subject to the heightened relevance test, although it is still subject to the general relevance test in sections 7 and 8 of the Evidence Act. This has proved to be a contentious issue, with the debate mainly centres on the
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of evidence that the complainant has engaged in sexual activity, whether with the accused or with any other person. Such evidence "is not admissible to support an inference that, by reason of the sexual nature of that activity, the complainant (a) is more likely to have consented to the sexual
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In the late 1970s and early 1980s, almost all jurisdictions in the United States adopted some form of rape shield statute. The laws in each state differ in the scope of sexual behaviour shielded and time limits of the shield. Many states do not permit any evidence relating to the past sexual
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person would not be relevant for deciding the issue of consent or its quality. Section 146 of the Indian Evidence Act was amended to include clear instructions not to refer to previous sexual history of the victim for determining the question of consent during cross-examinations.
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resident Andrew Scott Darrach, who was convicted of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend. Darrach was sentenced in 1994 to nine months in jail for the assault. By a 9–0 decision, the court found that of the rape shield provisions in the
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activity that forms the subject-matter of the charge; or (b) is less worthy of belief." The law sets down (in sections 276(2) and 276(3)) strict rules and procedures for determining admissibility of such evidence.
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evidence about a complainant's sexual experience and reputation in sexual cases. Prior to the 2006 Act, section 23A of the Evidence Act 1908, as amended by the Evidence Amendment Act 1977, set out these rules.
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of complainants about their past sexual behaviour in sexual assault cases. The term also refers to a law that prohibits the publication of the identity of a complainant in a sexual assault case.
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Republic Act No. 8505, or the Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act of 1998, was enacted around the time when the Philippine Congress began moving away from the treatment of rape as a mere
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began its second statutory review of the Evidence Act. In its March 2018 issues paper, it asked several questions about the operation of section 44, especially in light of two court cases:
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which held that the prior rape shield law (enacted in 1982) was unconstitutional, because the restrictions placed on an accused's ability to lead evidence were too strict. In 1992,
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to re-establish the rape shield provision with strict guidelines for when and how previous sexual conduct could be used by a defendant at trial. The new legislation amended the
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shield laws that limit the admission of evidence in criminal proceedings where someone is charged with a sexual offence. The principal aims of these laws are to:
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Complainants are equally bound by the law, preventing them introducing evidence about their own sexual experience contrary to sections 44 and 44A.
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prevent the use of sexual history evidence to establish the complainant as a ‘type’ of person who is more likely to consent to sexual activity; and
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The paper had lawfully learned the victim's name through investigation. The Florida Supreme Court relied on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in
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is a law that limits the ability to introduce evidence about the past sexual activity of a complainant in a sexual assault trial, or that limits
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provisions that govern the admissibility of evidence of sexual activity, refined the definition of consent to a sexual act, and restricted the
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found a Florida statute which provided penalties for media outlets that publicized the name of an alleged rape victim unconstitutional.
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behaviour of the victim. This encompasses evidence of specific instances of the victim's prior or subsequent sexual conduct including
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with the jury absent to determine whether an affidavit from Darrach describing his former relationship with the complainant was
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section also sets out the notice requirements for evidence proposed to be offered in criminal proceedings.
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exclude the use of a complainant's sexual history as an indicator of the complainant's truthfulness.
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NZSC 151, 1 NZLR 261 – What admissibility rule should apply to sexual disposition evidence?
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that an accused had an honest but mistaken belief that the accuser had consented. The 1995
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Kulshersthra, Nikunj (2022). "The contemporary status of rape shield laws in India".
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Rape Shield Statutes March 2011—accessed at National District Attorneys Association
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because he was unable to raise the fact that he mistakenly thought the incident was
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New Directions from the Field: Victims Rights and Services for the 21st Century
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Anonymity to survivors and victims of sexual crime in India was provided under
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prohibit the admission of evidence of a complainant's sexual reputation;
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be treated as evidence of veracity, sexual experience, or as both?
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20. Matters Outside the Uniform Evidence Acts - Rape shield laws
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Nicole Baer. "Striking the Balance in Sexual Assault Trials".
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be admitted "only to the extent that the court finds" so.
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Manual for Courts-Martial United States (2012), 405(i).
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Identification of alleged rape victims by media outlets
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Index

Rape shield laws
Evidence
law
Testimony
Documentary
Real (physical)
Digital
Exculpatory
Inculpatory
Demonstrative
Eyewitness identification
Genetic (DNA)
Lies
Consciousness of guilt
Relevance
Burden of proof
Laying a foundation
Materiality
Public policy exclusions
Spoliation
Character
Habit
Similar fact
Authentication
Chain of custody
Judicial notice
Best evidence rule
Self-authenticating document
Ancient document
Hague Evidence Convention

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