...percent)," Towery said. "However, it appears that the Barnes campaign effort to attack Deal on issues such as the rape-shield law have had some effect, with Barnes now leading among women 48 percent to 42 percent."Monds' performance is what...
...prosecutors reacting to a cascade of filings on everything from media access to the constitutionality of Colorado's rape shield law to what the jury can hear about matters typically kept confidential. The defense hasn't won every skirmish. The...
...Bryant. Prosecutors say the woman's sex life is irrelevant in determining whether she was raped. Under Colorado's rape shield law, the sex life of the alleged victim in a rape case is generally inadmissible, but there are exceptions. The issue...
...sexual assault case rejected arguments Thursday by the NBA star's attorneys that the state's rape-shield law is unconstitutional. The rape-shield law, which has withstood other challenges since it was enacted in the mid-1970s, generally bars...
...will help prove she had a "scheme" to falsely accuse Bryant) and wants to overturn the state's 30-year-old rape-shield law - a fight that could go to the Colorado Supreme Court. The attorneys say the law violates a defendant's right...
...forward," Democratic state Sen. Peter Groff said. Rape shield laws in many states already protect the identities of alleged...comment. Last month, they argued that the state's rape-shield law should be overturned because it violates a defendant's...
...was "uncontradicted." At trial, any discussion of the woman's sexual history could be limited by Colorado's rape shield law, unless Bryant's attorneys successfully argue the evidence fits into one of the few exceptions. Prosecutors...
...If the case goes to trial, though, any discussion of the women's sexual past will be limited by Colorado's Rape Shield Law. And prosecutors may have trouble convincing a jury that a woman enamored of Bryant's celebrity had no intention...
...doing unethical things," she said. Colorado's rape shield law generally prevents an alleged victim's sexual history...There is no question it will be difficult. The rape shield law was designed to prevent the sullying of reputations...
...against a rape charge in 1991. "I thought it was the best way for Marv to end this matter." Under Virginia's rape shield law, the judge is allowed to bar evidence of a sex assault victim's past. The defense intended to introduce evidence...
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