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United States v. Johnson

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided August 21, 1992No. 66,676; ACM 28263PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

This case concerns the scope of expert-witness testimony in the area of child sexual abuse.1 The witness, Mrs. Ruth Unger, *18was an exceptionally qualified social worker/psychotherapist with extensive experience in child-sexual-abuse cases. Beyond her general expertise, she had been treating the alleged victim in this case for 5 months at the time of trial. Not surprisingly, Mrs. Unger had strong opinions about this case.

Of particular interest to us are Mrs. Unger’s observations and opinions on the following sorts of topics: the behavior, emotions-, feelings,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. Anthony Damian AzureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  2. United States v. ReynoldsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1989
  3. United States v. GipsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987
  4. United States v. ClardyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1982
  5. United States v. ArruzaUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1988

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. United States v. HouserUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
  2. United States v. FlesherCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2014
  3. United States v. DollenteCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1996
  4. United States v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1999
  5. United States v. MarrieCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1995

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