In the Kelly Michaels Case,social Scientists Prepared an Amicus Brief

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the Kelly Michaels case,social scientists prepared an amicus brief.What was its purpose?

• A) It dealt with the suggestible nature of the interviewing procedures.
• B) It questioned the child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome.
• C) It offered support for ultimate-opinion testimony being admitted into trial.
• D) It argued that an expert for the prosecution had gone beyond acceptable limits in her testimony.

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