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· 3/15/1833

Cope v. Huntt

Citations

  • 6 F. Cas. 497
  • 4 Cranch 293

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that a child may render inconsistent statements as to abuse, recant allegations of abuse, and fail to report or delay reporting abuse
  • why a child may render inconsistent statements, recant allegations, fail to report or delay reporting abuse
  • Expert testimony admissible to “help[ ] explain why many sexually abused children delay reporting their abuse, and why many children recant allegations of abuse and deny that anything occurred.”
  • doctor/clinical psychologist admitted as an expert on child sexual abuse

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Contra, Morsell

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