WESTLEY v. STATE

No. 2474, Sept. Term, 2019.

254 A.3d 106 (2021)

251 Md. App. 365

Darrelled WESTLEY v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

July 2, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by: Anne K. Olesen , Assigned Public Defender (George Washington University, Jacob Bums Community Legal Clinics, Paul B. De Wolfe , Public Defender), Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Argued by: Sarah Page Pritzlaff ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen., on the brief), Baltimore, MD, for Appellee.

Panel: Fader, C.J., Ripken, Charles E. Moylan, Jr. (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), JJ.


In a criminal trial of a sex crime, Maryland's rape shield statute, § 3-319 of the Criminal Law Article of the Maryland Code (2021 Repl.) (the "Rape Shield Statute"), (1) precludes the introduction of evidence concerning a victim's reputation for chastity or abstinence and (2) limits the introduction of evidence concerning specific...

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