1998 OHIO 469 - State v. Lacy

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at

81 Ohio St.3d 266

.]




              THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. LACY, APPELLANT.
                        [Cite as State v. Lacy,

1998-Ohio-469

.]
Criminal law—Sex offenses—Evidence—Expert witness’s testimony that the
        behavior of an alleged child victim of sexual abuse is consistent with
        behavior observed in sexually abused children is admissible under the Ohio
        Rules of Evidence.
     (No. 97-100—Submitted February 18, 1998—Decided March 18, 1998.)
     APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Butler County, No. CA95-12-221.
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        John F. Holcomb, Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, and Barbara L.
Schneider, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.
        Thomas G. Eagle Co., L.P.A., and Thomas G. Eagle, for appellant.
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        {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of
State v. Stowers (1998),

81 Ohio St.3d 260

690 N.E.2d 881

, decided today.
        MOYER, C.J., F.E. SWEENEY, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur.
        DOUGLAS, J., dissents
        RESNICK and PFEIFER, JJ., dissent for the reasons stated in Justice Resnick’s
dissenting opinion in State v. Stowers (1998),

81 Ohio St.3d 260, 263-266

690 N.E.2d 881, 884-886

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