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What Should The Courts Do About Memories Of Sexual Abuse? Toward A Balanced Approach, Cynthia Grant Bowman, Elizabeth Mertz Oct 1996

What Should The Courts Do About Memories Of Sexual Abuse? Toward A Balanced Approach, Cynthia Grant Bowman, Elizabeth Mertz

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


3. The Relevance Ratio: Evaluating The Probative Value Of Expert Testimony In Child Sexual Abuse Cases., Thomas D. Lyon, Jonathan J. Koehler Aug 1996

3. The Relevance Ratio: Evaluating The Probative Value Of Expert Testimony In Child Sexual Abuse Cases., Thomas D. Lyon, Jonathan J. Koehler

Thomas D. Lyon

It is hard to overstate the importance of expert testimony in American courtrooms. Much of this testimony concerns scientific matters that are beyond the ken of ordinary experience.  In cases where scientific matters play a central role, jurors may give substantial weight to expert testimony or even treat it as dispositive.  Standards pertaining to the admissibility of scientific testimony are critical to the outcome in many trials.


Has Time Rewritten Every Line?: Recovered-Memory Therapy And The Potential Expansion Of Psychotherapist Liability, Jeffrey A. Mullins Mar 1996

Has Time Rewritten Every Line?: Recovered-Memory Therapy And The Potential Expansion Of Psychotherapist Liability, Jeffrey A. Mullins

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.