Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted.
The trial court erred when it refused, as a matter of law, to permit examination of the victim concerning two prior claims of rape made by her within one year of the rape alleged in this indictment. Defendant was thus denied any opportunity to demonstrate that the victim's prior claims were false.
The court erroneously reasoned that...
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