Seelbach v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
June 1997
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brooks v. Tennessee · State v. Grace · Gray v. State · 1 Tenn. Crim. App. 1 - Webster v. State · Church v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Following the full reporting of Ballard , there appears in 18 A.L.R.3d beginning on page 1433, an annotation headed ‘Requiring Complaining Witness in Prosecution for Sex Crimes to Submit to Psychiatric Examination.’ This annotation reveals that the general rule supports such examinations on a discretionary basis. We hold that in any case involving a sex violation, the trial judge has the inherent power to compel a psychiatric or psychological examination of the victim, where such examination is necessary to insure a just and orderly disposition of the cause. Such power should be invoked only for the most compelling of reasons, all of which must be documented in the record. This discretion should be exercised sparingly.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Ballard
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