In the court documents, defense lawyers claim the facts of the case "strongly suggest the possibility that the accuser was either in a manic state or experiencing rapid cycling of manic and depressive states at the time of the incident with Mr. Bryant."

Such evidence is "crucial" to "support his theory of defense -- that she consented to sexual intercourse with Mr. Bryant. Such evidence would be relevant both to help explain to the jury why this young woman might have engaged in multiple acts of consensual sexual intercourse within the 72 hours preceding her physical examination," the defense documents said.

We say, if it goes to the issue of consent, it should come in. The Judge will decide. As Kobe's lawyers argue:

"The information must be presented to the jury in this case. To do otherwise 'undermines the central truth-seeking aim of our criminal justice system... because it deliberately distorts the record at the risk of misleading the jury into convicting an innocent person,'" the defense filing said, citing another Colorado court case finding.