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· 3/3/1987

United States v. Ronald Kaye St. Pierre

Citations

  • 812 F.2d 417
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 2710
  • 22 Fed. R. Serv. 965

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  • holding that the scientific community has not been shown to recognize the existence of identifiable traits common to rapists
  • clinical psychologist's testimony as to certain traits and characteristics of sexually abused children as compared with those exhibited by child-victim was admissible
  • expert can inform jury of characteristics found in sexually abused children and describe characteristics alleged victim exhibits
  • expert can inform jury of characteristics found in sexually abused children and describe characteristics alleged victim exhibits

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Judges: McMillian, Fagg, Woods

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