Expert’s False-Confession Opinions Excluded In Child Sex Assault Case

Mealey's (May 18, 2020, 1:28 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A psychology professor can testify as an expert for a Native American accused of being a child molester about police interrogation techniques but cannot opine on so-called false confessions or why people may falsely confess, a New Mexico federal judge decided May 15 in a long-running criminal case (United States v. Lyle Woody Begay, No. 1:14-cr-0747, D. N.M., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85874)....