All Articles tagged prompt outcry exception

• Justice Commentaries
  June 11, 2013 EDT
  HOW THE PROMPT OUTCRY RULE PROTECTS THE GUILTY
  Robert S. Smith

  This article argues that the rule excluding prior consistent statements, and particularly the narrowness of the prompt outcry exception protects the guilty more than the innocent.

• Justice Commentaries
  June 11, 2013 EDT
  CRYING OUT FOR CHANGE: A CALL FOR A NEW CHILD ABUSE HEARSAY EXCEPTION IN NEW YORK STATE
  Christopher T. Fell

  This article proposes a change to the New York State law concerning outcries of abused children.