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Tagged: Mental Health Evaluations

Independent Mental Evaluations of Children Alleging Sexual Abuse

Defense counsel should consider requesting an independent mental evaluation of a child alleging sexual abuse in two circumstances.  The first is when the prosecution might seek to introduce through the counselor opinion evidence about rape trauma.  For a discussion of State v. Schumpert, 312 S.C. 502, 435 S.E.2d 859 (1993) and limitations on expert testimony, […]

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