CPL 60.48 · Article 60. Rules of Evidence and Related Matters
Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's manner of dress in sex offense cases
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 60.48 Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's manner of dress in sex offense cases.
Evidence of the manner in which the victim was dressed at the time of the commission of an offense may not be admitted in a prosecution for any offense, or an attempt to commit an offense, defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law, unless such evidence is determined by the court to be relevant and admissible in the interests of justice, after an offer of proof by the proponent of such evidence outside the hearing of the jury, or such hearing as the court may require, and a statement by the court of its findings of fact essential to its determination.
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