Jackson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 22 state decisions

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1. “Appellant claims that he was denied the ability to present evidence of the context in which the allegations were made and thus was unable to adduce significant evidence of J.W.'s true motive. He concludes that this was a clear violation of his constitutional right to present a defense. However, during the trial, Appellant elicited testimony from J.W. as to another possible motive for accusing Appellant, specifically, that she was bored at her grandparents’ house. Thus, it was not that Appellant was not allowed to present a defense, but rather that he was not allowed to present the defense he wanted due to the exclusion of J.W.’s prior sexual conduct. As the exclusion was proper under section 16-42-101(b) [exclusionary portion of the rape shield statute], the trial court did not err in finding that the exclusion did not violate Appellant’s constitutional rights.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 734 F. Supp. 2d 606 - Jackson v. Norris

2. “Now, then you heard from Paw Paw, from the Defendant. What did he say? It didn’t happen. What did the Defense attorney say at the beginning of the trial? This is a lie. That [J.W.] made this all up, and now she’s having to deal with it and repeat the lie time and again.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 734 F. Supp. 2d 606 - Jackson v. Norris

3. “not related to whether [Jackson] engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior with the minor victim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jackson v. Norris