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STATE v. NEMETH

No. 97-534.

82 Ohio St.3d 202 (1998)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. NEMETH, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Stern, Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney, and Christopher D. Becker, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Adrian V. Hershey, for appellee.

MOYER, C.J.

The issue in this case is whether Ohio recognizes "battered child syndrome" as a valid topic for expert testimony in the defense of parricide. Expert testimony on battered child syndrome is admissible in Ohio courts when it is relevant and meets the requirements of Evid.R. 702. The defendant, Brian Nemeth, has been diagnosed with battered child syndrome and it is relevant to his defense in a variety of ways. Further, the testimony proffered...

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