“To say that the purpose of the rape-shield law is not furthered by excluding evidence of an accuser’s past sexual abuse is to vastly underestimate the insidiousness of victim blaming. We reject Jeffries’s narrow interpretation.”

Justice Donnelly, Opinion of the Court

On April 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision

Update: On April 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On March 27, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in State of Ohio v. Cedric N. Jeffries2018-0338. At issue in the case is whether Ohio’s rape-shield statute

Update: On April 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the argument here.

On March 27, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Cedric N. Jeffries, 2018-0338. At issue