PEOPLE v. FISHER


53 N.Y.2d 907 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Glenn Fisher, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving Anolik for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Allen Alpert and Robert M. Pitler of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The trial court did not err in allowing Dr. Carlton, a psychiatrist, to testify as to the phenomenon of "repression". This witness' opinion did not go directly to the issue of the truth or falsity of Ms. Edwards' story. In essence, it went to explain, with reasonable medical certainty, that it was possible for an individual to initially unconsciously...

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