State v. Grover

HUNTER, Judge.

Steven Murray Grover, Sr. (“defendant”) appeals the jury’s verdict convicting him of one count of statutory rape of a person thirteen, fourteen, or fifteen years old, nine counts of taking indecent liberties with a child, one count of incest between near relatives, and one count of felony child abuse by a sexual act. Due to the prejudicial error of the trial court’s admittance of expert testimony that was neither based on a specialized knowledge or expertise nor assisted the jury in understanding or determining a fact in issue, we hold that defendant is entitled to a new trial.

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