§4.32 Sexual History of Complainant Generally Excluded

Authors

Christopher B. Mueller, University of Colorado Law School
Laird Kirkpatrick, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow
Liesa Richter, University of Oklahoma College of Law

Document Type

Chapter

Publication Date

2018

Status

Accepted

Abstract

This article addresses the admissibility of the sexual history of a rape victim or other sexual abuse complainant under FRE 412. It discusses the meaning of “sexual behavior” and sexual “predisposition.”

GW Paper Series

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-59; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-59

SSRN Link

https://ssrn.com/abstract=3275027

Recommended Citation

Mueller, Christopher B. and Kirkpatrick, Laird C. and Richter, Liesa, §4.32 Sexual History of Complainant Generally Excluded (2018). C. Mueller, L. Kirkpatrick, & L. Richter, Evidence §4.32 (6th ed. Wolters Kluwer 2018); GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-59; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-59. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3275027