2015 Pa. Super. 55 - Commonwealth v. Carter’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
March 2019
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Eckman v. Commonwealth · Commonwealth v. Darush · Commonwealth v. Stair · Rich Hill Coal Company v. Bashore · In Re Appeal of Borough of Churchill
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“§ 5920. Expert testimony in certain criminal proceedings (a) Scope.-- This section applies to all of the following: (1) A criminal proceeding for an offense for which registration is required under Subchapter H of Chapter 97 (relating to registration of sexual offenders). (2) A criminal proceeding for an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 31 (relating to sexual offenses). (b) Qualifications and use of experts.- (1) In a criminal proceeding subject to this section, a witness may be qualified by the court as an expert if the witness has specialized knowledge beyond that possessed by the average layperson based on the witness's experience with, or specialized training or education in, criminal justice, behavioral sciences or victim services issues, related to sexual violence, that will assist the trier of fact in understanding the dynamics of sexual violence, victim responses to sexual violence and the impact of sexual violence on victims during and after being assaulted. (2) If qualified as an expert, the witness may testify to facts and opinions regarding specific types of victim responses and victim behaviors. (3) The witness's opinion regarding the credibility of any other witness, including the victim, shall not be admissible. (4) A witness qualified by the court as an expert under this section may be called by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the defendant to provide the expert testimony.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Expert testimony is permitted as an aid to the jury when the subject matter is distinctly related to a science, skill, or occupation beyond the knowledge or experience of the average layman. Conversely, expert testimony is not admissible where the issue involves a matter of common knowledge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“did not offer any opinion regarding the victim's credibility”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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