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State v. Scott E. Schnabel (A-13-07)

Argued March 11, 2008 -- Decided July 29, 2008

WALLACE, J., writing for a unanimous Court.

The issue in this appeal is whether the admission of Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS) evidence was unduly prejudicial and whether evidence of third-party sexual abuse should have been excluded under the Rape Shield Law, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-7.