California Court of Appeal· 9/19/1986
People v. John W.
Citations
- 185 Cal. App. 3d 801
- 229 Cal. Rptr. 783
- 1986 Cal. App. LEXIS 2040
How courts have described this case
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- although there was considerable and conflicting testimony about reliability in the scientific community of the penile plethysmograph, the test results were properly excluded
- court held that criminal defendant had failed to establish that the plethysmograph “was a reliable means of diagnosing sexual deviance” and ruled the test inadmissible
- court held that criminal defendant had failed to establish that the plethysmograph \was a reliable means of diagnosing sexual deviance\ and ruled the test inadmissible
- procedure did not meet evidentiary standards of reliability of the method and general acceptance in the scientific community
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Judges: Anderson
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- People v. StollCalifornia Supreme Court· 1989-12-18· cited 227×
- State v. RilesWashington Supreme Court· 1998-06-04· cited 204×
- In the Interest of A.V.Court of Appeals of Texas· 1993-03-30· cited 75×
- In Re Mark C.California Court of Appeal· 1992-06-15· cited 53×
- Nelson v. JonesAlaska Supreme Court· 1989-10-27· cited 53×
- Flanagan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1991-10-14· cited 38×
- In Re Amber B.California Court of Appeal· 1987-04-29· cited 26×
- Gentry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1994-04-18· cited 17×
- People v. RuizCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1990-08-15· cited 13×
- San Diego County Department of Social Services v. David C.California Court of Appeal· 1992-06-15· cited 2×
- Solano County Department of Social Services v. Ron B.California Court of Appeal· 1987-04-29· cited 1×
- People v. AlvarezCalifornia Supreme Court· 2025-08-18
- In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Andy Eugene HymanSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2026-05-13
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- People v. KellyCalifornia Supreme Court· 1976-05-28· cited 668×
- People v. ShirleyCalifornia Supreme Court· 1982-03-11· cited 314×
- People v. BledsoeCalifornia Supreme Court· 1984-06-14· cited 291×
- People v. BlairCalifornia Supreme Court· 1979-11-09· cited 182×
- People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court· 1954-02-05· cited 120×
- People v. SpignoCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1957-12-19· cited 17×
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