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STATE v. STOWERS

No. 96-1871.

81 Ohio St.3d 260 (1998)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. STOWERS, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Stephenson II, Tuscarawas County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Gerald A. Latanich, Joint County Public Defender's Office, for appellant.

Mark E. Mulligan, Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, Jeffrey S. Sutton, State Solicitor, Simon B. Karas, Deputy Chief Counsel, and Alice L. Robinson-Bond, Assistant Attorney General, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Attorney General.

Gold, Rotatori, Schwartz Co., L.P.A., and John S. Pyle, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Submitted October 22, 1997 at the Muskingum County Session.

COOK, J.

An expert witness's testimony that the behavior of an alleged child victim of sexual abuse is consistent with behavior observed in sexually abused children is admissible under the Ohio Rules of Evidence. Therefore, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting Dr. Tener's testimony.

According to the appellate court's formulation of the issue certified to this...

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