Black Robes, White Coats: The Puzzle of Judicial Policymaking and Scientific Evidence

Appendix C: State Supreme Court Decisions for Syndrome Evidence

177 State Case Citation Year Outcome Rape Trauma Syndrome Arizona State v. Huey 699 P.2d 1290 1985 1 California People v. Bledsoe 681 P.2d 291 1984 0 Colorado People v. Hampton 946 P.2d 947 1987 1 Connecticut State v. Ali 660 P.2d 337 1995 1 Illinois People v. Wheeler 602 N.W.2d 1992 1 Indiana Simmons v. State 504 N.E.2d 575 1987 1 Iowa State v. Gettier 438 N.W.2d 1 1989 1 Kansas State v. Villanueva 49 P.3d 481 2002 0 Kansas State v. Willis 888 P.2d 839 1995 1 Kansas State v. McQuillen 721 P.2d 740 1986 1 Kansas State v. McQuillen 689 P.2d 822 1984 1 Kansas State v. Bressman 689 P.2d 901 1984 0 Kansas State v. Mark 647 P.2d 1292 1982 1 Maryland Hutton v. State 663 A.2d 1289 1995 0 Maryland State v. Allewalt 577 A.2d 741 1986 1 Massachusetts Commwlth. v. Mamay 553 N.E.2d 945 1990 1 Minnesota State v. Saldana 324 N.W.2d 227 1982 0 Minnesota State v. McGee 324 NW.2d 232 1982 0 Missouri State v. Taylor 663 S.W.2d 1984 0 (continued) A P P E N D I X C state supreme court decisions for syndrome evidence appendix c 178 State Case Citation Year Outcome Montana State v. Brodinak 718 P.2d 322 1986 0 Montana State v. Liddell 685 P.2d 618 1984 1 New Mexico State v. Alberico 861 P.2d 192 1993 0 New York People v. Bennett 593 N.W.2d 279 1992 1 New York People v. Taylor 552 N.E.2d 131 1990 0 N. Carolina State v. Hall 412 S.E.2d 883 1992 0 Pennsylvania Commwlth. v. 547 A.2d 335 1988 0 Gallagher S. Carolina State v. Schumbert 435 S.E.2d 859 1993 1 South Dakota State v. Svihl 490 N.W.2d 269 1992 1 South Dakota State v. Bachman 446 N.W.2d 271 1989 1 Vermont State v. Kinney 762 A.2d 833 2000 1 Washington State v. Black 745 P.2d 12 1987 0 State Case Citation Year Outcome Battered Woman Syndrome California People v. Coffman 96 P.3d 30 2004 1 California People v. Brown 94 P.3d 574 2004 1 Connecticut State v. Borrelli 629 A.2d 1105 1993 1 Georgia Chapman v. State 361 S.E.2d 541 1998 1 Georgia Smith v. State 277 S.E.2d 678 1981 1 Kansas State v. Stewart 763 P.2d 572 1988 0 Kansas State v. Hodges 734 P.2d 1161 1987 1 Kansas State v. Hodges 716 P.2d 563 1986 1 Kentucky Springer v. Commwlth. 998 S.W.2d 439 1999 1 Kentucky Commwlth. v. Craig 783 S.W.2d 588 1990 1 Massachusetts Commwlth. v. 740 N.E.2d 956 2000 1 Conaghan Massachusetts Commwlth. v. Pike 726 N.E.2d 940 2000 1 Michigan People v. Christel 537 N.W.2d 194 1995 1 Minnesota State v. Grescinger 569 N.W.2d 189 1997 1 (continued) court decisions for syndrome evidence 179 State Case Citation Year Outcome Minnesota State v. Hennum 441 N.W.2d 793 1989 0 Mississippi Lentz v. State 604 So.2d 243 1992 0 Montana State v. Dannels 734 P.2d 188 1987 0 Nevada Boykins v. State 995 P.2d 474 2000 0 New Jersey State v. Kelly 478 A.2d 364 1984 1 North Dakota State v. Liedholm 334 N.W.2d 811 1983 1 Ohio State v. Koss 551 N.E.2d 970 1990 1 Ohio State v. Thomas 423 N.E.2d 137 1981 0 Oklahoma Bechtel v. State 840 P.2d 1 1992 1 Pennsylvania Commwlth v. Dillon 598 A.2d 963 1991 1 Rhode Island McMaugh v. State 612 A.2d 725 1992 1 S. Carolina Robinson v. State 417 S.E.2d 88 1992 1 S. Carolina State v. Hill 339 S.E.2d 121 1986 1 South Dakota State v. Burtzlaff 493 N.W.2d 1 1992 1 Texas Fielder v. State 683 S.W.2d 565 1985 0 Vermont Soutiere v. Soutierie 657 A.2d 206 1995 1 Washington State v. Riker 869 P.2d 43 1994 0 Washington State v. Ciske 751 P.2d 1165 1988 1 Washington State v. Kelly 685 P.2d 564 1984 1 Washington State v. Allery 628...