Legal Opinion
Nixon v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 1999No. 96-CF-760PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
The principal question presented in this domestic violence case is whether the trial judge committed reversible error by permitting the prosecution to introduce expert testimony on the subject of the battered woman syndrome 1 in order to explain, inter alia, the conduct of the complaining witness in response to the alleged battering. We hold that the judge did not abuse his discretion by admitting the challenged evidence.
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Following a lengthy jury trial which began on February 23, 1996 and concluded on March 12 of that year, Gregory E. Nixon was convicted of assault…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Hudson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Hansford P. Miller v. Jackson AviromCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Irick v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by21 opinions
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