Blakeney v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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16 state decisions

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1. “[t]he relevant events [sexual abuse of a child] ... can be adequately explained without evidence of appellant’s bisexuality/homosexuality to render a complete and whole picture for the jury. Appellant’s admission of his sexual preference is, therefore, background con textual evidence. Moreover, introduction of this evidence, in the present case, could only serve to send the jury the message that all homosexual men are also molesters of little boys. Such an inference, unsupported by evidence or logic, is an improper basis for introducing evidence of appellant’s sexual preference. Because the evidence has an impermissible character component, we conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of appellant’s sexual preference.”

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