Duckett v. State

I agree with the holding by the Second Court of Appeals, see its cause of Duckett v. State, numbered 2-86-217-CR, and opinion in that cause dated February 17, 1988, that the expert testimony that was given in this cause is the equivalent of a witness passing judgment on the truthfulness of the complaining witness. Because the majority opinion is in conflict with this holding, I respectfully dissent.

In Hopkins, 480 S.W.2d 212 (Tex.Cr.App.1972), henceforth Hopkins, this Court stated the following: “Our principle fear is that the admission of psychiatric testimony will often cause the trial to…