How have courts reviewed the admissibility of a witness's prior sexual conduct?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Lockwood, C061618, No. 05-4615, No. 05-6883 (Cal. App. 2010):
A trial court's determination of the admissibility of a complaining witness's prior sexual conduct is reviewed for abuse of discretion. (People v. Chandler (1997) 56 Cal.App.4th 703, 711; see Evid. Code, 782, 352.)
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