Moore v. C.F. ex rel. R.F. (In re Moore)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.

Retired Associate Justice Powell has observed that,

“Few cases are more difficult to try than one of child abuse where the child is very young and does not testify in court. Moreover, there is rarely a non-party witness to alleged child abuse, with the result that rulings on admissibility of evidence on behalf of the child are particularly sensitive.”

Morgan v. Foretich, 846 F.2d 941, 951 (4th Cir.1988) (Powell, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part). This is such a ease. Appellant Elzie Frank Moore appeals to this court from a final…