[DOWNLOAD] "Washington V. Gonzalez" by Supreme Court of Washington ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Washington V. Gonzalez
- Author : Supreme Court of Washington
- Release Date : January 16, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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The issue in this case is whether an alleged rape victim is required to reveal the names of her previous sexual partners when questioned in a pretrial deposition. The State argues that Washington's rape shield statute, which limits questioning about sexual history at trial, should be extended to provide similar protections for pretrial discovery matters. RCW 9A.44.020. Although we determine that the rape shield statute itself is not applicable to discovery matters, we find that the statute's underlying policies are helpful in interpreting the body of law that does apply, i.e., Washington's rules of criminal procedure. In the context presented here, these rules require the defendant to show that the requested information is material, and to show further that his interest in gathering exculpatory evidence outweighs the interests in protecting the alleged victim's privacy. We conclude that the defendant in the instant case has failed to show that the names of the alleged victim's sexual partners would be material to his defense.