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To: yarddog
In my Evidence textbook, there is a unit on the special rules of evidence for eexual assaults. One of the articles an essay by Susan Estrich's detailing her experience.

I do not have access to it right now; otherwise I'd be able to give you a citation. (I'm ahead on the reading for that class, so I left it in my locker at school for the weekend.) All I have is what I rememeber. She called the cops almost immediately, looked at photo arrays almost immediately. Because she was a "nice" girl who was attacked on the street and didn't "do anything wrong" to invite the attack, she was immediately believed. However, as I recall, the rapist was never found.

96 posted on 10/21/2005 4:16:53 PM PDT by jude24 ("Stupid" isn't illegal - but it should be.)
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To: jude24
So basically, all you have is her statement, probably made years after the alleged event with no corroboration by anyone else.
99 posted on 10/21/2005 4:21:01 PM PDT by yarddog
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