New Cases on the Rape Shield Law

Published for NC Criminal Law on February 18, 2009.

The Court of Appeals decided two rape shield cases this month — State v. Cook and State v. Adu — and Cook, in particular, is a good illustration of how protective our courts are of the privacy of alleged victims of sexual assaults. North Carolina’s rape shield law, N.C. R. Evid. 412, prohibits the introduction ... Read more

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