Expert’s Opinions In Child Abuse Case Stricken By Judge As Unreliable

Mealey's (December 9, 2019, 1:30 PM EST) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico federal judge on Dec. 5 excluded expert testimony for the defendant in a child abuse case from a pediatric neurologist for lack of reliability after agreeing with the expert that his opinion “is not generally accepted by the scientific community” (United States v. Patrick Duran, No. 1:14-cr-3762, D. N.M., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210690)....