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State v. Hall

Citations

  • 406 N.W.2d 503
  • 1987 Minn. LEXIS 766

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  • holding that admission of expert testimony regarding 12 reporting conduct of an adolescent sexual-assault victim is within the discretion of the district court
  • stating that “we hold that in cases where a sexual assault victim is an adolescent, expert testimony as to the reporting conduct of such victims . . . is admissible in the proper exercise of discretion by the [district] court”
  • permitting testimony regarding behavioral characteristics frequently seen in adolescent victims of sexual abuse
  • where the victim is an adolescent, expert testimony regarding reporting conduct and continued contact with the assailant is admissible in the discretion of the trial court
  • where the victim is an adolescent, expert testimony regarding reporting conduct and continued contact with the assailant is admissible in the discretion of the trial court
  • “It is within the trial court’s discretion to admit expert testimony concerning the behavioral characteristics typically displayed by adolescent sexual assault victims.”

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Judges: Amdahl, Wahl, Coyne

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