State v. Sarfraz’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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1. “The whole nature of that relationship existed is material to the idea that he would in some way need to come to that apartment with a mask and a knife to try to get sex from her, which — is what the nature of these allegations are. And it also goes, I think, a — to whether there was consensual sex along the lines that Mr. Sarfraz would testify to, that after she attacked him, she — she enticed him into a — sexual activity along the lines of what he's described in his testimony today, in order to placate him. That type of consent, I think, is relevant to this type of scenario. It may not be in the traditional type of situation, but I think it is relevant here. It explains the sex. It also, I think, a — is central to attacking the idea a — that there was forcible entry with a mask and knife. All of these things are central to the defense. I think we need to be able to put that into evidence in order to present a defense for a — Mr. Sarfraz.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Muhammad Sarfraz

2. “[t]he full scope of their sexual relationship is relevant to whether it is believable that Sarfraz attempted to conceal his identity from someone who knew him so well in a physical sense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Muhammad Sarfraz

3. “I.N. may have masturbated Sarfraz on numerous occasions, both at Sarfraz's apartment and at her own, is relevant to the issue of whether I.N. consented to sexual contact on May 15, 2010.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Muhammad Sarfraz