United States v. Griffith, No. 22-7005 (10th Cir. 2023)
Annotate this CaseTwo expert witnesses testified about the credibility of defendant-appellant Russell Griffith, and the jury later found him guilty of sexually abusing his stepdaughter. The issue this case presented for the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals involved the impact of that opinion testimony on the jury’s finding of guilt. The Court assessed the likely impact based on the parties’ theories and the trial evidence and found both sides focused mainly on the credibility of the stepdaughter rather than Griffith himself. "The focus on the stepdaughter’s credibility softened whatever impact would otherwise have existed from the expert testimony on Mr. Griffith’s credibility." The Court determined the resulting impact was not enough to substantially affect the jury’s finding of guilt. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the convictions.
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