Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 02-466, re Renke

How courts have described this case

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

• addressing “whether ‘shaken baby syndrome’ . . . is a ‘generally accepted’ diagnosis in the medical field” under Frye and “conclud[ing] that it is”
• upholding the admissibility of SBS/AHT testimony under Frye from thirty- five years ago with no experts disputing the theory
• “[a]ll that [is] required [is] the general intent on the part of the defendant to perform the act which resulted in the injury”
• expert testimony required because nature and cause of victim’s injuries “manifestly beyond the ken of the average trier of fact, be it judge or jury”
• expert testimony required because nature and cause of victim’s injuries “manifestly beyond the ken of the average trier of fact, be it judge or jury”
• expert testimony required in criminal case because nature and cause of victim’s injuries “manifestly beyond the ken of the average trier of fact, be it judge or jury”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).