(Download) "State West Virginia v. Virgil Mccoy" by Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State West Virginia v. Virgil Mccoy
- Author : Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Release Date : January 23, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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1. Expert testimony that helps the jury to understand the evidence or determine a fact in issue is admissible under West Virginia
Rule of Evidence 702. 2. Qualified expert testimony regarding rape trauma syndrome is relevant and admissible in a prosecution for rape where the
defense is consent. The expert may testify that the alleged victim exhibits behavior consistent with rape trauma syndrome,
but the expert may not give an opinion, expressly or implicitly, as to whether or not the alleged victim was raped.