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STATE v. BROWN

29 S.W.3d 427 (2000)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Howard BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

January 24, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Shipley, Knoxville, TN, for Appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Todd R. Kelley, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, TN, Randall E. Nichols, District Attorney General, Charme P. Johnson Knight, Asst. District Attorney General, Greg Harrison, Asst. District Attorney General, Knoxville, TN, for Appellee.

OPINION

BIRCH, J.

The issue here presented is whether the trial court correctly applied the rape shield rule1 in excluding testimony about a rape complainant's prior sexual behavior with a person other than the defendant. The trial court excluded the proffered evidence upon a finding that the defendant did not describe the evidence in detail sufficient to satisfy the requirement of Tenn. R.Evid. 412(d)(1)(iii).

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