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Court nixes new rape trial in dispute over poem
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2011/03/24 09:28
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| pA court has overturned a decision granting a new trial to a convicted rapist who claimed his rights were violated when a poem written by the victim was kept out of evidence during trial in Wayne County. /ppThe poem expressing regret about alcohol and sex was written before the woman's encounter with Dustin Wiecek in 1999. /ppA federal judge says the exclusion hurt Wiecek's ability to fully confront his accuser at trial about her personal life. But a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday disagreed, saying Wiecek's lawyer had much opportunity to challenge the woman's credibility. /ppWiecek was accused of using GHB, known as a date-rape drug. He's already served 41 months in prison, more than the minimum sentence. He's been free on bond since fall 2009. /p |
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