(DOWNLOAD) "People State New York v. John Taylor" by Court of Appeals of New York ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People State New York v. John Taylor
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 13, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
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[75 N.Y.2d 277 Page 282] OPINION OF THE COURT [1-4] In these two cases, we consider whether expert testimony that a complaining witness has exhibited behavior consistent with "rape trauma syndrome" is admissible at the criminal trial of the person accused of the rape. Both trial courts admitted the testimony and the Appellate Division affirmed in both cases. We now affirm in People v Taylor and reverse in People v Banks. While we recognize that the unchecked admission of expert testimony in this area has peculiar dangers, we believe that under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations evidence of rape trauma syndrome is both relevant and admissible. We believe, however, that the trial court in Banks erred in allowing the expert to testify under the facts present in that case.
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