Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/20/1988

Commonwealth v. Davis

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541 A.2d 315
518 Pa. 77
1988 Pa. LEXIS 155

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holding trial counsel ineffective for failing to object to expert testimony that children typically have had some sort of sexual experience in order to report abuse because such testimony assessed children’s truthfulness
holding trial counsel ineffective for failing to object to expert testimony that children typically have had some sort of sexual experience in order to report abuse because such testimony assessed children’s truthfulness
finding counsel ineffective for failing to object to expert testimony where only evidence of abuse was single victim’s testimony
remanding for a new trial where trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to object to expert testimony regarding the credibility of sexually abused children
prohibiting expert testimony that child sex abuse victims lack ability to fabricate
error to allow expert to testify that child sex abuse victims generally lack the ability to fabricate stories of sexual experiences

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott

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