JENKINS v. COM.

No. 2007-SC-000248-DG.

308 S.W.3d 704 (2010)

John Tim JENKINS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

April 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Guthrie True, Samuel Ryan Newcomb, Johnson, True & Guarnieri, LLP, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Jack Conway, Attorney General, David Wayne Barr, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice SCHRODER.

Through this appeal, we recognize the admissibility of expert testimony regarding suggestive interviewing techniques which can affect the reliability or accuracy of a child witness's memory or recall. Consequently, because significant evidence of improper methods existed in this case, the trial court erred in denying the defense's request to call an expert witness on the subject...

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