Opinion ID: 1058529
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: prior rapes

Text: The Commonwealth's Summary disclosed to Garnett that Duff told Investigator Michael that she had been raped by the defendant around the end of May; that the defendant had forced himself on her probably two or three times now. Garnett contends the foregoing disclosure was defective under Brady because he needed the verbatim Duff Statements to make a proper impeachment of Duff when the following exchange occurred at trial: Q: But when you first talked to Donnie Michael, you said that you had been raped at the end of May. Do you remerither telling him that? A: No, I don't remember. Q: Do you deny telling him that? A: No, I said I don't remember. Q: And today you're telling us that you were raped in January and raped in April. When you talked to Donnie Michael, you told him that it had been probably two or three times, correct? A: Right. It was three times altogether that I recall. Q: So just let me make clear, how many times today are you saying that Mr. Garnett raped you? A: Three times. The Commonwealth's Summary was accurate and complete on this point as the total verbatim exchange from the Duff Statements confirms: INVESTIGATOR MICHAEL: He's raped you before? VICTORIA DUFF: Yes. INVESTIGATOR MICHAEL: Have you reported it? VICTORIA DUFF: No. INVESTIGATOR MICHAEL: How many times has he raped you? VICTORIA DUFF: Uhm he's probably forced himself on me two or three times now. INVESTIGATOR MICHAEL: And do you know when that occurred? VICTORIA DUFF: Aah well the last time it happened I think it was in the month of end of May. INVESTIGATOR MICHAEL: Of this year? VICTORIA DUFF: Yeah. The Commonwealth's Summary disclosed all the exculpatory information that was relevant to Garnett's cross-examination of Duff on this point.