CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Evidentiary Issues
......Expert Witnesses (Psych. Opinion)
.........Expert Examination of Minor
............Criminal Cases
3 Cards On This Topic:

Court’s refusal to order sexual assault victims to undergo psychiatric exam did not violate D’s right to due process.

No abuse of discretion in excluding testimony of defense psychiatrist who hadn't seen V as it was generally inadmissible, highly disfavored and of little probative value.

Court properly refused to order child to submit to physical exam where results unlikely to clear D; balancing test.