Motion to Preclude (Daubert)
An example of a pre-trial motion to preclude counterintuitive testimony.
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Child-CERT
Underwood article (1999)
The commonly cited article by Dr. Dutton claiming molesters perpetrate when another child is in the room.
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The Null Hypotheses: Proven and Unfounded Claims of CSA
Here’s the scenario, in your trial the counterintuitive expert testifies she has forensically interviewed over 21,000 children. Trick question: “How many of the 21,000 children had unproven allegations?” Answer: “All of them.” When the counter-intuitive expert describes what she has learned from thousands of forensic child interviews, she is potentially misleading the jury. Correctly understood
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A Cure for a Non-problem
A fundamental concept that is often overlooked. Why is an expert needed to teach on something the jury has already stated they do not believe?
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The Newly Adopted Daubert Standard: Implications for Psychological Evaluations in Court
Presentation for the State Bar of Arizona, June 14, 2012.
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