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COM. v. SEES

529 Pa. 450 (1992)

605 A.2d 307

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Richard SEES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 9, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth A. Osokow, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellant.

William J. Miele, Public Defender, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

The issue before the Court is whether the trial court's admission of expert testimony concerning the so called "child sexual abuse syndrome" was error mandating a new trial. For the reasons set forth in Commonwealth v. Dunkle, 529 Pa. 168, 602 A.2d 830 (1992), we hold that the admission of such testimony was error and that a new trial is required...

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