Logerquist v. McVey
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Arizona Supreme Court held that experts may testify that childhood trauma can cause repressed memories later recalled, rejected broad application of Frye and Daubert, and left questions of memory accuracy and credibility to juries.

2000 | State Juristiction

Logerquist v. McVey

Keywords repressed memory; expert testimony
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The Arizona Supreme Court evaluated the admissibility of expert testimony concerning a plaintiff's asserted repressed memory, according to the applicable rules of evidence.

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The Arizona Supreme Court considered whether expert testimony regarding a party's alleged repressed memory related to childhood trauma could be admitted according to the established rules of evidence.

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The Arizona Supreme Court examined whether a specialist's statement about a person's claimed repressed memory related to childhood trauma could be used as evidence in court, following the existing rules for evidence.

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The Arizona Supreme Court looked at a case. The court needed to decide if an expert could talk about a person's memory related to childhood trauma. This was a memory the person said they had forgotten for a long time. The court used its rules to decide if this talk could be used as proof.

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Logerquist v. McVey, 196 Ariz. 470, 1 P.3d 113 (Ariz. 2000)

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