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State v. Swinney

Citations

  • 269 Or. App. 548
  • 345 P.3d 509
  • 2015 Ore. App. LEXIS 271
  • 2015 WL 1069014

How courts have described this case

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  • noting the expert testimony on grooming concerning how offenders often choose vulnerable child was relevant to understand the defendant’s plan and preparation
  • upholding admission of testimony “objectively describing characteristics typical of grooming in family sex abuse cases,” and then applying that knowledge to the behaviors described by the victim
  • testimony that defendant groomed the victim, by increasing touching over time in order to sexually abuse the victim, was admissible
  • testimony about concept of grooming could assist the jury to understand specific behav- ior by the defendant
  • testimony that defendant groomed the victim, by increasing touching over time in order to sexually abuse the victim, was admissible

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Judges: Hadlock, Ortega, Sercombe

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