RICKETTS V. DELAWARE
488 A.2d 856 (1985)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal from a rape conviction.
FACTS: Ricketts (D) was indicted and tried for the rape of a five-year-old girl. The
child was the daughter of a woman that D was dating and the victim then, six years old was
permitted to testify at trial. The girl testified with the use of anatomically correct dolls
and drawings, that D had anally raped her while her mother had slept in the adjacent room. A
voir dire examination was conducted before the child testified in which it was determined
that she understood what a lie was, and that she had promised to tell the truth. The court
allowed the child to testify even though she did not understand the concept of perjury but
that she knew the difference between truth and falsehood. D was convicted and appealed based
on the competency of the child to testify.
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