People v. Taylor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Balletta, J.
During the summer of 1984 a young woman, 19 years of age, was subjected to an evening of sodomy and attempted rape by an individual whom she knew from the neighborhood, and whom she later, although not immediately, identified as the defendant. At trial, the court permitted the prosecution to present expert testimony on the psychological phenomenon known as "rape trauma syndrome” as an explanation for the victim’s failure to immediately identify her assailant. The defendant contends that this was error. We disagree.
In this case of apparent first impression, we…
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