Jacobs v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a bench trial, Defendant was found guilty of criminal deviate conduct and criminal confinement, among other offenses. Defendant appealed, arguing, inter alia, that the trial court erred in limiting his cross-examination of a witness concerning the alleged victim’s credibility for truthfulness. The Court of Appeals concluded that the trial court erred in excluding testimony regarding the alleged victim’s truthfulness and vacated Defendant’s conviction for criminal confinement. The Supreme Court granted transfer and affirmed the trial court, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by prohibiting evidence of specific instances of conduct regarding the alleged victim’s truthfulness.
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