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Article: HIGH-PROFILE EXPERTS PARTICIPATE IN BRYANT HEARING BADEN, LEE APPEAR IN TELEVISION SHOWS.(City Desk/Local)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- June 23, 2004
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Byline: Charlie Brennan, Rocky Mountain News
EAGLE -- The star power at Kobe Bryant's pretrial hearing was boosted on Tuesday by visits from two prosecution witnesses who each boast their own television shows.
Forensic experts Dr. Henry Lee and Dr. Michael Baden appeared, albeit behind closed doors for the conclusion of a "rape shield" hearing, to help Chief District Judge Terry Ruckriegle determine what part, if any, of the alleged victim's sexual history should be admissible at trial.
Under Colorado's rape shield law, a victim or witness' sexual history is presumed to be irrelevant unless a showing is made to the judge, in a hearing outside ...