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QUINTERO v. STATE

No. 1D03-3726.

889 So.2d 1013 (2004)

Jose A. QUINTERO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 30, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Jamie Spivey, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Anne C. Conley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

HAWKES, J.

In this child sexual abuse case, Appellant argues the trial court abused its discretion by permitting an expert to testify that child victims do not initially fully disclose in 67% to 70% of child sexual abuse cases. We affirm.

It is well settled that, in child sexual abuse cases, "an expert may properly aid a jury in assessing the veracity of a victim of child abuse ... by discussing various patterns...

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