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People v. Roy

Citations

  • 558 N.E.2d 1208
  • 201 Ill. App. 3d 166
  • 146 Ill. Dec. 874
  • 1990 Ill. App. LEXIS 924

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  • allowing pediatrician’s testimony as to behavioral characteristics of child victims of sexual abuse under the label of posttraumatic stress syndrome
  • showing of de-clarant’s unavailability not required to admit testimony of physician under exception to hearsay rule for statements made for purposes of medical diagnosis and treatment
  • allowing pediatrician's testimony as to behavioral character­istics of child victims of sexual abuse under the label of posttraumatic stress syndrome
  • medical hearsay testimony has historically been regarded as highly reliable because a patient’s desire for proper diagnosis and treatment outweighs any motive to lie

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Judges: Knecht

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