Allgire v. State

I concur with the majority opinion upon all determinative issues, through and including its conclusion that the trial court did not err in finding Dr. Phipps not properly qualified to render an opinion on the subject of child psychological development.

However, as to its discussion regarding the general propriety of expert testimony upon the issue of the reliability of child testimony, I cannot join the majority. Not only does such discussion constitute obiter dicta in the present case, but it proposes, in my view, an unwise approach to a serious evidenciary problem.

The majority opinion may be…