It's still up to the jury to decide.
Nolte buried the report knowing that a conviction was likely.
He didn't do his job as a lawyer and that's why Cady flipped.
If Nolte did his job as a lawyer and still lost, Cady wouldn't have been so crazy and vengeful over it.

That comment by Robin Camp is awful. It was uncalled for.

Sadly, it still happens in courtrooms today. Victims are asked by the defense attorney questions like "Did you wear makeup that day?" "Do you always wear such low-cut blouses?" "Why were you walking through a construction site all by yourself?"
Google Robin Camp, a judge who atrociously asked, "Why didn't you just keep your knees together?"

Good post, thank you.

I was in high school and college in the 1970s and, believe me, promiscuity would have been a factor in a lot of jurors' (male and female) minds in a lot of parts of the country. Why? Because, if she were promiscuous, then it might have been consensual, and she was just making the rape allegation up for some reason. Some people still think that way.

Yeah, I can't imagine a jury being like, "Oh, she was a slut? OK, he deserves to be acquitted."

That's what puzzled me about the plot. Cady is upset that Sam Bowden withheld info about his victim's sexual history, as if that would have made a difference in his conviction or sentencing. He raped a minor - her history wouldn't have affected the outcome.
Trying is the first step towards failure

"THESE PEOPLE OUT HERE ALWAYS TRYING TO REST THEIR GENITALIA ON MY BICEP" -that dude with over bloated biceps in handcuffs you see on the internet on one of those fake news sites

I think it could be argued that a person touching a guy's biceps to feel them without consent is sexual assault.

So much for there being an existence of such utterly demented and creepy folks out there like Max Cady if apparently merely touching someone's arms or biceps is considered a serious form of sexual assault.
The greatest trick the Devil has ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist!

What? Touching a guy's biceps or arms without his permission is sexual assault?
The greatest trick the Devil has ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist!

Under federal rule of evidence 412,a victim's other sexual conduct is inadmissible unless it's exculpatory (to paraphrase and make a long story short). For most states it should be the same. I prosecute in Texas where it is. I believe that rule came about in 1978, a year after his conviction in the remake. It should not have made a difference, but juries are unpredictable. Most defense attorneys would have put it out there because they have a duty to zealously represent that sometimes supersedes morality.

Okay.
Sometimes ya gotta wonder.