The accused, Justine Ordonio, sought to adduce expert evidence from Todd Barron regarding the tendency of certain interview techniques to produce unreliable or false information, personal characteristics increasing suggestibility, and the implications of techniques used in this case for reliability.
The court dismissed the application, finding the evidence not necessary to assist the jury, as common sense and judicial instructions were sufficient.
Furthermore, the proposed expert lacked the required objectivity and did not fully review the evidence.
