348 Pa. Super. 368 - Commonwealth v. Baldwin’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
60
cited by 60 later decisions
10
states following
July 1994
most recently cited
60 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. Maroney · Commonwealth v. Hubbard · State v. Kelly · 36 Cal. 3d 236 - People v. Bledsoe · Commonwealth v. O'SEARO
Most-quoted passages
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“The emotional trauma to which the child victim of sexual abuse has been subjected causes the victim to react and behave in a different manner from many other crime victims... . The child is likely to be reluctant to testify against the defendant who is a parent or other family member and indeed may be under the pressure from other members of the family to recant the allegations. The perpetrator of the abuse may also have used threats or other forms of coercion to enforce the secrecy of the relationship. Moreover, the abuse often begins at an early age and continues for a long period of time, so the child is likely to be relating events which occurred some time in the past and which the child may not have completely understood while they were happening.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. S.J. v. L.T. · Sj v. Lt“[t]he fact that the jury, if it believes the expert's testimony, may draw inferences which would tend to bolster the victim's credibility does not make the evidence inadmissible. It is a commonplace fact that the testimony of one witness may tend to corroborate another. Far from being improper, this is normal and is good trial strategy. (Much expert testimony will tend to show that another witness either is or is not telling the truth.... This, by itself, will not render evidence inadmissible).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“so long as the expert does not render an opinion on the accuracy of the victim's recitation of facts, his or her general testimony on the dynamics of sexual abuse does not prejudice the jury.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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