Tennessee Supreme Court· 5/24/1993

State v. Ballard

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855 S.W.2d 557
1993 Tenn. LEXIS 193

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holding that expert testimony concerning symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome exhibited by victims of child abuse invades the province of the jury in making its own determination of credibility
holding that expert testimony that a victim “exhibit[ed] behavior consistent with post-traumatic stress syndrome, brought on by sexual abuse,” improperly invaded the province of the jury to decide credibility
holding that the appellant bears the burden of preparing an adequate record on appeal
holding that testimony concerning behavior and characteristics of child sexual abuse syndrome was inadmissible
holding that the appealing party has a “duty to prepare a record which conveys a fair, accurate and complete account of what transpired with respect to the issues forming the basis of the appeal”
holding that expert testimony that the victims exhibited symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome generally found in child sex abuse victims “invades the province of the jury to decide on the credibility of the witness”

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Judges: O'Brien, Reid, Drowota, Anderson, Daughtrey

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