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

question 19

Multiple Choice

In the Kelly Michaels' case,social scientists prepared an amicus brief

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

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