Tag: Disorder
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Psychiatry Expert Allowed to Opine on Psychological Injuries
Plaintiff Brigid “Bridie” Farrell alleged that Defendant Gabel groomed and sexually abused her from June 1997 to January 1998. Plaintiff filed a motion to exclude the expert testimony of Defendants’ expert, Dr. Charles Saldanha, pursuant to Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Psychiatry Expert Witness Charles Edwin Saldanha graduated from Emory University with…
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Criminology Expert’s Opinions about Post-Incarceration Syndrome are Unreliable
Kuantay Reeder was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder in 1995. He spent approximately 26 years in prison before his conviction was vacated and he was released. Reeder now sues the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (“OPDA”), alleging that suppression of favorable evidence during his criminal proceedings caused him to be wrongfully convicted and…
