Comments on: Washington Courts Turn Back the Clock on Rape Prosecution https://legacy.lawstreetmedia.com/news/washington-courts-turn-back-clock-rape-prosecution/ Law and Policy for Our Generation Fri, 06 Jan 2017 04:08:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 By: Guest https://legacy.lawstreetmedia.com/news/washington-courts-turn-back-clock-rape-prosecution/#comment-39631 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:20:05 +0000 http://lawstreetmedia.wpengine.com/?p=27778#comment-39631 That 1975 ruling may have been meant to protect the victim but by making the defendant prove there was consent, the court was effectively assuming guilt until innocence was proven. That is not in line with our court system where a defendant is assumed innocent until proven guilty. The best of intentions can still create bad decisions.

]]>