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State v. Payton

Citations

  • 481 N.W.2d 325
  • 1992 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 41
  • 1992 WL 27755

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  • allowing expert testimony to explain why child victims of sexual abuse may 16 delay reporting the abuse, without testifying specifically about the victim in that case
  • examining factors related to actions of both the suspect and interviewers
  • “The general subject of . . . [‘delayed reporting syndrome’] is proper for expert testimony.”
  • “rule is well settled that one who induces the trial court to ‘let down the bars’ to a field of inquiry cannot complain if an adversary takes advantage of the same opening”

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Judges: McGiverin, Harris, Carter, Lavorato, Andreasen

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