Legal Opinion
State v. McMullen
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided June 1, 2006No. DEF. ID: 0507014155PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SLIGHTS, J.
I
In this opinion, the Court must decide whether the State’s proffered medical experts reliably have reached a diagnosis of Pediatric Condition Falsification (“PCF”) for an alleged victim of child abuse. 1 The opinions have been challenged under Delaware’s Daubert standard as both irrelevant and unreliable. 2
The Defendant, Stephanie McMullen (“McMullen”), is the natural mother of the alleged victim, Reilly McMullen (“Reilly”), and is charged with Assault by Abuse or Neglect 3 and Reckless Endangering in the First Degree. 4 At trial, the State’s medical experts are expected to…
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