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State v. Hicks

Citations

  • 535 A.2d 776
  • 148 Vt. 459
  • 1987 Vt. LEXIS 528

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  • explaining complainant's delay in reporting abuse through expert testimony that delay is common
  • within trial court’s discretion under V.R.E. 702 to admit expert testimony to aid trier of fact
  • “The behavioral patterns of child victims of sexual abuse are generally not known to the. average juror and are therefore a proper subject for expert testimony.”
  • “The behavioral patterns of child victims of sexual abuse are generally not known to the average juror and are therefore a proper subject for expert testimony.”

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Judges: Allen, Hill, Peck, Gibson, Hayes

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