State of Tennessee v. Barry Wayne Dunham - Dissenting

Case Number
M2003-02802-CCA-R3-CD

I concur in most of the reasoning and results reached in the majority opinion. I respectfully disagree, though, with the conclusion that Dr. Goetting was not qualified to testify as an expert in this parent-child homicide case. The trial court excluded her testimony because it was the first time she had testified in such a case, she was a sociologist, and she relied on facts that were not in evidence. It concluded that her testimony would not be a substantial help to the jury.

Authoring Judge
Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Originating Judge
Judge J. O. Bond
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Barry Wayne Dunham - Dissenting
Date Filed
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This is a dissenting opinion
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