State v. Periman

VAUGHN, Judge.

In his first assignment of error defendant contends that it was error to allow two of the doctors’ testimony concerning “their respective diagnosis of and understanding of ‘the battered child syndrome.’ ”

Dr. Beddow had just testified as to his findings as a result of the autopsy. The following then took place:

“From my examination of the bruises on the body itself, I have an opinion that, as related to the time of death of the patient, the bruises occurred at varying stages in time prior to death. We can determine this by the coloration which there is characteristic changes that…