STATE v. GOODWIN

No. 274A86.

357 S.E.2d 639 (1987)

320 N.C. 147

STATE of North Carolina v. Shirley Jack GOODWIN.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Sylvia Thibaut, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Russell E. Twiford, Elizabeth City, Cheshire, Parker & Hughes, by Joseph B. Cheshire V, and Gordon Widenhouse, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


WHICHARD, Justice.

The sole issue we must decide is whether the trial court erred in allowing expert testimony that the alleged victim was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Because the foundation to qualify the witness to offer this testimony was insufficient, we hold that it was error to allow it and accordingly award a new trial.

Defendant was tried and convicted for two counts of first degree sexual offense, two counts of taking indecent liberties...

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