State v. Danielski

OPINION

LESLIE, Judge.

This is an appeal by the state from a pretrial order of the trial court ruling that expert testimony concerning typical familial sexual abuse symptoms and behavior is inadmissible for trial. The state contends that evidence that the complainant exhibited behavior consistent with having been a victim of sexual abuse is a proper subject of expert testimony. We affirm.

FACTS

Following allegations involving sexual contact and penetration between a child and her step-father, criminal charges were brought against the step-father, Dean Dan-ielski. The acts allegedly occurred from…