COMMONWEALTH v. JONES

No. 24 WAP 2019.

240 A.3d 881 (2020)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Rod L. JONES, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: October 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl Baker, Esq. , for Amicus Curiae.

Brandon Paul Ging, Esq. , Allegheny County Public Defender's Office, for Appellant.

Margaret B. Ivory, Esq. , and Michael Wayne Streily, Esq. , Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, for Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether opinion testimony from a detective concerning the behavior of child victims in response to sexual abuse, informed by that detective's training and experience, constitutes lay or expert testimony...

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