United States v. George
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
960 F.2d 97 (1992)
- Written by Kyli Cotten, JD
Facts
Leroy George (defendant) was charged with sexually abusing his 12-year-old stepdaughter. At trial, the government (plaintiff) offered the testimony of the stepdaughter’s physician, Dr. Ortiz-Pino, to establish that the stepdaughter identified George as her assailant during an examination. George was ultimately convicted of the charges. On appeal, George argued that the trial court erred in admitting the statements under the medical-examination exception to hearsay because they were statements of fault rather than statements related to diagnosis and treatment.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Norris, J.)
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