LEVINE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case raises an important question concerning the admissibility of evidence in a rape case, where consent has been made an issue, of the reputation of the prosecutrix for chastity. We are asked to decide whether a witness may be permitted to testify that the prosecutrix has a reputation for chastity or lack of chastity in a community other than the one in which she resides. The circuit court ruled that evidence of...
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