United States Eighth Circuit

Out-of-court videotaped interview between a psychologist and seven-year-old victim lacks "reliability" for admission as hearsay exception where relationship between child, her mother, and psychologist - and mother's disdain for petitioner - show an improperly suggestive environment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2000
• Published 11/14/2000

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., BEFORE:  BOWMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cassandra K. Dolgin, argued, Jefferson City, MO (Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• E. Ann Wright, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.