Rogers v. State

The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions for three counts of rape, holding that the State presented sufficient evidence to convict Defendant of all three rapes and that the circuit court erroneously prohibited Defendant from cross-examining one of the victims about her misdemeanor conviction for theft of property, but the error was harmless.As to the cross-examination on the theft of property conviction, the Supreme Court held (1) this issue was preserved for the Court’s review; (2) the circuit court abused its discretion by denying Defendant the opportunity to impeach a witness’s credibility; but (3) the error was harmless. View "Rogers v. State" on Justia Law