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STATE v. BLACK

No. 53603-1.

109 Wn.2d 336 (1987)

745 P.2d 12

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. MICHAEL EARL BLACK, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. Brockett, Prosecuting Attorney, and Salvatore F. Cozza, Deputy, for petitioner.

Allen & Hansen, P.S., David Allen, and Richard Hansen, for respondent.

CALLOW, J.

QUAERE: May the State, in a rape case, offer expert testimony on "rape trauma syndrome" to prove that the alleged victim did not consent to sex with the alleged assailant?

The trial court held such evidence admissible, and the defendant was convicted of third degree rape. The Court of Appeals reversed. We hold that expert testimony on rape trauma syndrome is inadmissible because it lacks scientific reliability...

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