If someone is convicted of a rape crime does the rape shield law apply?

First of all the definition of this law is laid out here for you,

A rape shield law in the United States of America and Canada is a law that limits a defendant's ability to cross-examine rape complainants about their past sexual behaviour. It is also used to refer to a law that prohibits the publication of the identity of an alleged rape victim.

but than again you have to check with your state laws and limitations on rape shield law. like it is stated below some states do not allow the defendant to cross examine and some states may allow up to a limited number of questions and they must be rellevent to current case and should not bring up any past history of sexual assaults or involvement whatsoever

the history of the law it self is below



In the late 1970s and early 1980s, almost all jurisdictions in the United States adopted some form of rape shield statute. The laws in each state differ according to the scope of sexual behavior shielded and time limits of the shield. Many American states do not permit any evidence relating to the past sexual behavior of the complaining witness.

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