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State v. Henley

Citations

  • 422 P.3d 217
  • 363 Or. 284

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that evidence from forensic interviewer concerning grooming behavior was scientific evidence
  • noting that the concern about scientific evidence is that a jury might “accord it signif- icant persuasive value”
  • noting that the concern about scientific evidence is that a jury might “accord it signif- icant persuasive value”
  • recognizing the “significant persuasive value” that lay people give to evi- dence that is perceived to “rest on science”
  • focusing on, among other things, on the prosecutor's use of improperly admitted testimony during closing to conclude that the evidence likely affected the verdict
  • scientific evidence must “pos- sess[ ] the requisite level of scientific validity and reliability for admissibility under OEC 702”

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Judges: Kistler, Nakamoto

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