STATE v. HAMMETT

No. 83A06.

637 S.E.2d 518 (2006)

STATE of North Carolina v. Eric Marshall HAMMETT.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Kelly L. Sandling, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Mark Montgomery, for defendant-appellee.


EDMUNDS, Justice.

In this case, we consider whether the trial court committed error in admitting a medical expert's opinion that a child had been sexually abused, based on the child's statements and physical evidence found during an examination. We also consider whether admission of the expert's additional opinion that she would believe the child and diagnose abuse even in the absence of physical evidence constitutes plain error. Because we conclude that admission...

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