STATE v. JONES

No. 67724.

716 S.W.2d 799 (1986)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. James JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied October 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Robertson, St. Louis, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Lee Bonine, Jennifer H. Fisher, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


DONNELLY, Judge.

This case involves the Rape Victim Shield Statute—§ 491.015, RSMo 1978. Insofar as pertinent on this appeal, it reads as follows:

1. In prosecutions for the crime of rape, * * * evidence of specific instances of the complaining witness' prior sexual conduct * * * is inadmissible, except where such specific instances are: (1) Evidence of the sexual conduct of the complaining witness with the defendant to prove consent...

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