Discovery and Testimony about an Expert’s Experience with Sexual Abuse Victims

Published for NC Criminal Law on March 25, 2015.

The rules of thumb about expert testimony in child sexual abuse cases are (1) that an expert can’t testify that a child was, in fact, abused absent physical evidence, and (2) that an expert can testify to common characteristics or “profiles” of sexual abuse victims. A recent court of appeals case holds that even if ... Read more

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