legislation: 103-hconres-20

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103-hconres-20 103 hconres 20 Expressing the sense of Congress that expert testimony concerning the nature and effect of domestic violence, including descriptions of the experiences of battered women, should be admissible when offered in a State court by a defendant in a criminal case. Law 1993-01-21 1993-02-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration. House Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] MD R M000941 88 Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) expert testimony concerning the nature and effect of domestic violence should be admissible when offered in a State court by a defendant in a criminal case to assist the trier of fact in understanding the defendant in a domestic relationship in which abuse has occurred; (2) a witness should be qualified and permitted to testify as an expert witness in the form of an opinion; and (3) a domestic relationship about which such expert testimony should be admissible includes relationships between present or former spouses, cohabitants, and partners or between persons who are or have been in a dating courtship or intimate relationship. 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z  

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