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STATE v. J.Q.

130 N.J. 554 (1993)

617 A.2d 1196

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT AND CROSS-RESPONDENT, v. J.Q., DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT AND CROSS-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 6, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda K. Danielson, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant and cross-respondent (Robert J. Del Tufo, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Amy Gershenfeld Donnella, Designated Counsel, and Marcia Blum, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant (Zulima v. Farber, Public Defender, attorney).

H. Todd Hess submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, New Jersey Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Hayden, Perle & Silber, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J.

This appeal concerns the use of expert opinion testimony to aid jurors in the criminal trial of a child-sexual-abuse case. The specific issue concerns expert-opinion evidence premised on the Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS), and whether there is a reliable scientific explanation for certain exhibited characteristics of an abused child, such as acceptance of the abuse or delayed reporting, that would...

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