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The Hawaii Supreme Court recently overturned a sexual assault conviction. The Court determined that prosecutors are not permitted to describe a witness as "traumatized" unless an expert witness provides testimony to support this claim. This is because the term "trauma" has a specific psychological definition that goes beyond its everyday use.
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The Hawaii Supreme Court recently overturned a sexual assault conviction. The Court determined that prosecutors are not permitted to describe a witness as "traumatized" unless an expert provides testimony to support such a claim. This decision was based on the understanding that "trauma" has a specific psychological meaning that goes beyond what most people commonly understand.
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The HI Supreme Court recently overturned a sexual assault conviction. The court ruled that prosecutors cannot describe a witness as "traumatized" unless an expert witness provides testimony to support this claim. The reasoning behind this decision is that the term "trauma" has a specific psychological meaning that goes beyond what most people commonly understand.
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The HI Supreme Court overturned a conviction for sexual assault. The court said that lawyers cannot describe a witness as "traumatized" unless an expert speaks about it. This is because "trauma" is a special word in psychology, and its meaning is more than what most people think.