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Secretary v. Baker

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Dec 27, 2010
406 F. App'x 416 (11th Cir. 2010)
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holding that state trial court's ruling prohibiting petitioner from cross-examining the victim about prior false accusations of sexual abuse from other men violated petitioner's Confrontation Clause rights

Summary of this case from Snodgrass v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr.
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Opinion

No. 10-11889 Non-Argument Calendar.

December 27, 2010.

Christine Ann Guard, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Randolph P. Murrell, Chet Kaufman, Federal Public Defender's Office, Tallahassee, FL, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 4:06-cv-00514-RH-AK.

Before BLACK, WILSON and FAY, Circuit Judges.

Summaries of

Secretary v. Baker

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Dec 27, 2010
406 F. App'x 416 (11th Cir. 2010)

holding that state trial court's ruling prohibiting petitioner from cross-examining the victim about prior false accusations of sexual abuse from other men violated petitioner's Confrontation Clause rights

Summary of this case from Snodgrass v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr.

affirming the grant of habeas relief from a conviction for sexual abusing a 15-year-old because the trial court excluded evidence that the 15-year-old had falsely accused others of sexual abuse

Summary of this case from Horn v. Sec'y Fla. Dep't of Corrs.

In Baker, the victim's prior false accusations were highly probative of her credibility related to the charges against the defendant.

Summary of this case from Moore v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr.
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Secretary v. Baker

Case Details

Full title:SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Date published: Dec 27, 2010

Citations

406 F. App'x 416 (11th Cir. 2010)

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