Pennsylvania Code
Title 225 - RULES OF EVIDENCE
Article IV - RELEVANCE AND ITS LIMITS
Rule 412 - Sex Offense Cases: The Victim's Sexual Behavior or Predisposition (Not Adopted)

Universal Citation: 225 PA Code ยง 412

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

18 Pa.C.S. § 3104 provides:

§ 3104. Evidence of victim's sexual conduct

(a) General rule.-Evidence of specific instances of the alleged victim's past sexual conduct, opinion evidence of the alleged victim's past sexual conduct, and reputation evidence of the alleged victim's past sexual conduct shall not be admissible in prosecutions under this chapter except evidence of the alleged victim's past sexual conduct with the defendant where consent of the alleged victim is at issue and such evidence is otherwise admissible pursuant to the rules of evidence.

(b) Evidentiary proceedings.-A defendant who proposes to offer evidence of the alleged victim's past sexual conduct pursuant to subsection (a) shall file a written motion and offer of proof at the time of trial. If, at the time of trial, the court determines that the motion and offer of proof are sufficient on their faces, the court shall order an in camera hearing and shall make findings on the record as to the relevance and admissibility of the proposed evidence pursuant to the standards set forth in subsection (a).

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