Court of Appeals of Washington· 4/3/1989

State v. Madison

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770 P.2d 662
53 Wash. App. 754
1989 Wash. App. LEXIS 81

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holding that no manifest constitutional error occurred where caseworker did not explicitly assert that she believed her client’s story about being sexually abused
improper references to a victim's credibility is not reviewable as manifest constitutional error unless they amount to express, not indirect, opinion testimony
an expert may not offer an opinion that a child was truthful; however, expert testimony is permissible to rehabilitate credibility
an expert may not offer an opinion that a child was truthful; however, expert testimony is permissible to rehabilitate credibility
statement spontaneous even though mother was reading a book about reproduction to the child
\The decision of when or whether to object is a classic example of trial tactics.\

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Judges: Forrest

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