Whether the Petitioner's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the Petitioner’s Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when the trial court prohibited the defense from placing before the jury the alleged victim’s first revelation of the Petitioner’s purported criminal conduct to his mother, stepfather, and law enforcement officers (evidence that defense counsel argued established a motive for the alleged victim to falsely accuse the Petitioner). il B. PARTIES INVOLVED The parties involved are identified in the style of the case. iii