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Sexual Harassment Cases And The Law Of Evidence: A Proposed Rule, Catherine O'Neill
Sexual Harassment Cases And The Law Of Evidence: A Proposed Rule, Catherine O'Neill
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Federal Rule of Evidence 412 eliminates from the jury's consideration during a criminal rape trial evidence of the victim's past sexual experiences in all but a few narrowly drawn circumstances. In enacting Rule 412, Congress' primary purpose was to spare victims of rape the degrading and unwarranted intrusions into intimate details of their private lives that had formerly been common practice in the federal courts. Part I of this comment discusses the background, structure and rationale of Federal Rule of Evidence 412. Part II argues that the justifications for the enactment of Rule 412 in the context of rape also …