Hearsay rules offer hope in rape cases
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Thousands of rape investigations dating back years could be reopened under law reforms intended to increase conviction rates for sexual assault.
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When prosecutor Norm Gahn filed charges against an unknown serial rapist in 2000 on the basis of his DNA profile, he had no idea when he would find John Doe No. 5. He just knew the six-year statute of limitations was nearing on one of the cases.
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A military judge hearing accusations of sexual assault on a female Naval Academy midshipman barred evidence that she was given a date-rape drug around the time of the alleged attack.
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Families of victims and offenders weigh in on pending Supreme Court case.
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Complaints are upheld against police over the handling of the rape of a man wrongly accused of being a paedophile.
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A military judge on Friday said he would allow evidence that one of five soldiers accused in the rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl had previously said he wanted to hurt Iraqis.
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A court hears how a Navy junior rating regained her memory of being raped after having psychotherapy sessions.
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Deliberate bugging of conversations with lawyers could see trials halted and convictions overturned
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Judge Michael B. Mukasey clearly believed that the defendant did not have a case. He dismissed her assertion that the New York City Police Department fired her because she had accused a more senior officer of rape, without allowing a jury to hear the case. But a higher court disagreed and told the...
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By Paul Edward Parker; Journal Staff Writer  Witnesses and jurors might be reluctant to participate if testimony would become public, a law professor argues.
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Lawyers are to argue whether prior sexual allegations against singer Michael Jackson can be used in his upcoming trial.
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A court trying a girl accused of making a false rape claim hears how the man involved reacted.
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Whether the Boston Herald's highly critical stories on a state judge were part of a libelous smear campaign or the largely accurate result of tough but fair reporting on a public figure is now up to a jury to decide.
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An abortion ban bill introduced Wednesday in the South Dakota state House would allow exceptions for rape and incest, but only if the crimes are reported to authorities with DNA evidence.
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EAGLE, Colo.  - Jury selection begins in the Kobe  Bryant rape case on Friday when hundreds of potential jurors  fill out a questionnaire to help determine if they can sit in  judgment in a trial involving race, sex and celebrity.
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For years, police and city lawyers refused to believe a blind woman who said an intruder raped her at knifepoint. They even charged her with lying about it.
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Lawyer speaks after victim wins right to claim compensation from lottery-winning rapist