455 So. 2d 223 - Webb v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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13 state decisions

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1. “"(b) In any prosecution for criminal sexual conduct or for assault with intent to commit, attempt to commit or conspiracy to commit criminal sexual conduct, evidence relating to the past sexual behavior of the complaining witness, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, shall not be admissible, either as direct evidence or on cross-examination of the complaining witness or of other witnesses, except as otherwise provided in this section. "(c) In any prosecution for criminal sexual conduct, evidence relating to the past sexual behavior of the complaining witness shall be introduced if the court, following the procedure described in subsection (d) of this section, finds that such past sexual behavior directly involved the participation of the accused."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 580 So. 2d 1370 - Loyd v. State · 580 So. 2d 1374 - Ex Parte Loyd

2. “[c]omplaints by the prosecutrix of other rapes committed by third persons not a part of the res gestae are immaterial and irrelevant.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 580 So. 2d 1370 - Loyd v. State · 527 So. 2d 143 - Thornton v. State

3. “by the defense during its case-in-chief for purposes of further cross-examination and impeachment on matters to which the witness had previously testified.' Walker v. State , *Page 341 416 So.2d 1083 , 1091 (Ala.Crim.App. 1982”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 600 So. 2d 336 - Bartlett v. State