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Ruling puts trial courts in tough spot

POSTED: Friday, April 8th, 2011 at 12:09 pm

BY: David Ziemer, david.ziemer@wislawjournal.com

An April 1 opinion from the 7th Circuit creates a conundrum for state courts when criminal defense attorneys fail to follow the rules for submitting evidence the alleged victim in a sexual assault case has made false allegations before.

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