STATE v. RAINES

No. WD 61366.

118 S.W.3d 205 (2003)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Myron W. RAINES, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied October 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig E. Hellmann, Washington, MO, for Appellant.

John M. Morris, III, Anne E. Edgington, Co-Counsel, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.

Before LOWENSTEIN, P.J., SMART and EDWIN H. SMITH, JJ.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied October 28, 2003.

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

This appeal requires this court to determine whether a criminal defendant charged with rape is entitled under the Confrontation Clause to cross-examine the putative victim about her alleged prior false allegations of rape solely to show that she has a propensity to lie. Appellant Raines, who was convicted of two counts of forcible rape, Section 566.030...

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