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Fitzgerald v. Commonwealth
No. 061361Supreme Court of Virginia
061361 Fitzgerald v. Commonwealth 04/20/2007 In a prosecution for taking of indecent liberties with a minor by a person in a custodial or supervisory relationship, and charges of object sexual penetration, the…
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061361 Fitzgerald v. Commonwealth 04/20/2007 In a prosecution for taking of indecent liberties with a minor by a person in a cust…
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061361 Fitzgerald v. Commonwealth 04/20/2007 In a prosecution for taking of indecent liberties with a minor by a person in a custodial or supervisory relationship, and charges of object sexual penetration, the trial court did not err in permitting a licensed professional counselor to testify as an expert witness that the alleged victim suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. The Court of Appeals' judgment ruling that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in permitting the witness to testify is affirmed.
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061361 Fitzgerald v. Commonwealth 04/20/2007 In a prosecution for taking of indecent liberties with a minor by a person in a custodial or supervisory relationship, and charges of object sexual penetration, the trial court did not err in permitting a licensed professional counselor to testify as an expert witness that the alleged victim suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. The Court of Appeals' judgment ruling that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in permitting the witness to testify is affirmed.
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