Resources for Dealing with Expert Testimony from Jean McAllister

A Copy of the Current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is always a good starting point with any witness who will use a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder component in their analysis of a "victim." Know what is required for the diagnosis and don;t let they use PTSD symptomology without meeting the diagnostic criteria.

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December 12, 1996, People v. James Darron McDaniel, Jefferson County District Court Case Number 96CR1896, Motions

December 19, 1996, People v. James Darron McDaniel, Jefferson County District Court Case Number 96CR1896, Trial

June 16, 2004, People v. Kobe Bryant, Eagle County District Court Case Number 03CR204, Order Deferring Ruling on Motion To Preclude

February 17, 2006, People v. Eric Lamont Brown, El Paso County District Court Case Number 05CR1488, Jury Trial

May 23, 2007, People v. William Anthony Milne, Jefferson County District Court Case Number 06CR3327, Motions

May 30, 2007, People v. Shannon Djon Johnson, Jefferson County District Court Case Number 06CR2779, Motions

June 5, 2007, People v. Shannon Djon Johnson, Jefferson County District Court Case Number 06CR2779, Motions

October 5, 2007, People v. Adam Kennedy, Adams County District Court Case Number 06CR3590, Motions

April 2, 2008, People in the Interest of D.P.L., Jefferson County District Court Case Number 07JD313

All Proceedings, People v. Gregorio Coronado, Boulder County District Court Case Number 06CR956

Publications by Jean McAllister:

Winter 2003, The Art of Transformation: Overcoming Vicarious Trauma, CCASA Journal, Winter 2003

Fall 2003, Beyond Financial Costs: The Mental Health Perspective, CCASA Journal, Fall 2003

Potential Cross Materials:

Helpful Notes

Draft of a cross

General resources:

Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault: Sexual Assault Response Team Manual v. I

Victim Responses to Sexual Assault: Counterintuitive or Simply Adaptive?