Morgan v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
54 P.3d 332 (2002)
Relevant factsFree
Frederick Morgan (defendant) was charged with sexually assaulting T.F., who accused him despite his claim she consented; Morgan sought to introduce testimony that T.F. had twice previously falsely accused other men of sexual assault, but the trial court excluded this under Federal Rule of Evidence 608(b) and Morgan was convicted. Morgan appealed.
IssueFree
Whether, if there is strong evidence that a witness accusing a defendant of sexual assault previously made a false accusation of sexual assault, this evidence is admissible for impeachment purposes.