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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 34 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State of Iowa v. John Charles Donahue.

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1 State of Iowa v. John Charles Donahue Anchor
iowa · 2021
green “inconsistencies and lack of detail are common in sexual abuse cases and do not compel a jury to conclude that the victim is not credible or that there is insufficient evidence to support a guilty verdict.” 19
2 State v. Knox
iowa · 1995
green “the law has abandoned any notion that a rape victim's accusation must be corroborated.” 12
3 State v. Knox
iowa · 1995
green “the only direct evidence is the complainant's testimony. but under today's law that is sufficient to convict. the law has abandoned any notion that a rape victim's accusation must be corroborated.” 3

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