United States v. Dale Thomas Johns

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• noting that once an individual has met the burden of proving 16 disability, “the Commissioner must prove that a claimant previously adjudged disabled has 17 recovered sufficiently to return to work.”
• allowing generalized testimony of an expert who had not met the victim and who made no comment as to the victim’s credibility
• stating abuse of trust adjustment is entitled to great deference and will not be disturbed unless clearly erroneous
• upholding ALJ’s credibility determination when he pointed out 16 numerous lab results that contradicted his subjective complaints
• allowing an expert to “describe[] emotional and psychological traits” of abused children as long as she did “not state an opinion that sexual abuse has in fact occurred”
• explaining how a defendant had committed sexual abuse under 18 U.S.C. § 2242(1) in part by using “his position as spiritual teacher and healer” to cause the victim to fear harm to herself and others

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