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ÐHonorable€Judge€of€the€Superior€Court:Ð "P# Ðà  àà ` àIn€the€case€at€bar,€the€prosecution€may€seek€theÐ ¬#ü% Ðadmission€of€so„called€scientific€studies€regarding€the€allegedlyÐ X%¨ ' Ðsmall€percentage€of€false€allegations€of€child€molest.€€As€willÐ 'T") Ðbe€more€fully€set€forth€below€in€the€following€memorandum€ofÐ °($+ Ðpoints€and€authorities,€such€studies€are€inadmissible,€as€theyÐ \*¬%- Ðare€irrelevant€and€lack€adequate€foundation.€€As€such,€they€mustÐ ,X'/ Ðbe€excluded.€Ð ° ÐÌò òÌÌó óDated:à0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àRespectfully€submitted,И èh(#h(# ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à€LAW€OFFICE€OF€PATRICK€E.€CLANCYÐ ð@  ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  à€€€€By______________________________Ð ôD ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à€Attorney€for€Defendant€€€€€€€ò ò€ó ó€ò òÐ Lœ Ðó óÔ#†XhXXXh¡#ÔÔ#†%6Û%XXh/#ÔÌÔ€XhX%%6ÛÔà@| | ìàòòò òMEMORANDUM€OF€POINTS€AND€AUTHORITIESˆÐ  ð Ðà@°°*ìàóóIó óˆÐ h¸ ÐÓÓà@Œ Œ ìàò òSTUDIES€REGARDING€THE€INCIDENCE€OF€FALSEˆÐ 0€ Ðà@DDìàALLEGATIONS€OF€CHILD€MOLEST€ARE€NOT€RELEVANT€EVIDENCE.ó óˆÐ d ÐÌÓÓšà  àà ` àOnly€relevant€evidence€is€admissible€at€trial.€Ð Î ! Ð(Evidence€Code€section€350.)€€ð ðRelevant€evidenceðð€means€testimonyÐ z"Ê# Ðor€physical€objects,€including€evidence€bearing€on€theÐ &$v% Ðcredibility€of€a€witness€or€hearsay€declarant,€having€anyÐ Ò%"!' Ðtendency€in€reason€to€prove€or€disprove€any€disputed€fact€that€isÐ ~'Î") Ðof€consequence€to€the€determination€of€the€action.€€(EvidenceÐ *)z$+ ÐCode€section€210;€òòPeopleóó€v.€òòBasutoóó€(2001)€94€Cal.App.4th€370,Ð Ö*&&- Ð386;€òòPeopleóó€v.€òòGarceauóó€(1993)€6€Cal.4th€140,€176„177.)€€A€courtÐ ° Ðhas€no€discretion€to€admit€irrelevant€evidence.€€(òòPeopleóó€v.Ð \¬ ÐòòCrittendenóó€(1994)€9€Cal.4th€83,€132.)€€Evidence€which€producesÐ X Ðonly€speculative€inferences€is€irrelevant€evidence.€€(òòPeopleóó€v.Ð ´  ÐòòDeLaPlaneóó€(1979)€88€Cal.App.3d€223,€242.)šÐ ` ° Ðà  àà ` àEvidence€of€so„called€scientific€studies€on€theÐ  \  Ðincidence€of€false€allegations€of€child€molest€do€not€constituteÐ ¸  Ðprobative€evidence€as€defined€above.€€In€essence,€the€prosecutionÐ d´  Ðis€seeking€the€admission€of€the€allegedly€low€incidence€of€falseÐ `  Ðallegations€in€order€to€prove€that€òòthisóó€òòdefendantóó€is€guilty.€Ð ¼  ÐThis€it€cannot€do.€€The€statistics€proffered€by€the€prosecutionÐ h¸ Ðare€about€other€people€and€therefore€do€not€have€any€tendency€inÐ d Ðreason€to€prove€or€disprove€a€disputed€issue€in€the€case.€€ForÐ À Ðexample,€would€this€court€allow€the€prosecutor€to€introduceÐ l¼ Ðstudies€showing€99%€of€all€people€charged€with€murder€are€foundÐ h Ðguilty€by€a€jury€in€order€to€prove€the€guilt€of€a€defendant€onÐ Ä Ðtrial?€€Certainly€not.€€What€the€prosecution€seeks€to€do€hereÐ pÀ  Ðwith€studies€of€the€incidence€of€false€allegations€is€noÐ !l" Ðdifferent.€€Essentially,€what€the€prosecutor€is€asking€the€juryÐ È"$ Ðto€do€is€find€the€defendant€guilty€because€only€a€smallÐ t$Ä& Ðpercentage€of€child€molest€allegations€are€false.€€This€it€cannotÐ  &p!( Ðdo.€€€€€Ð Ì'#* Ðà@tt)ìàò òIIˆÐ x)È$, ÐÓÓà@ÌÌìàTHE€STUDIES€REGARDING€THE€INCIDENCE€OF€FALSE€ALLEGATIONSˆÐ @+&. Ðà@ìàLACK€ADEQUATE€FOUNDATION.ó óˆÐ $,t'/ ЇÓÓà  àà ` àIt€is€anticipated€that€the€prosecutor€will€offer€theÐ ° Ðtestimony€of€ÔÿÔ(whoever€their€expert€is)ÔÿÔ€who€will€discuss€variousÐ \¬ Ðstudies€concerning€the€percentage€of€false€allegations€of€childÐ X Ðmolest€or€who€may€discuss€such€percentage€based€upon€children€heÐ ´  Ðhas€dealt€with€in€his€own€practice.€€However,€in€either€case,Ð ` ° Ðsuch€evidence€lacks€an€adequate€foundation€as€there€is€noÐ  \  Ðevidence€of€the€methodology€used€in€these€studies€from€which€anÐ ¸  Ðindicia€of€reliability€can€be€drawn€(ÔÿÔor€something€to€the€effectÐ d´  Ðthat€the€methodology€of€those€studies€sucks,€if€you€know€what€itÐ `  Ðis.€€This€is€an€area€for€Demo€or€you.)ÔÿÔ€€(See€òòStateóó€v.€òòParkinsonóóÐ ¼  Ð(Idaho€App.€1996)€909€P.2d€647,€654;€òòStateóó€v.€òòAspeytiaóó€(IdahoÐ h¸ ÐApp.€1997)€936€P.2d€210,€215„216.)€€òòStateóó€v.€òòParkinsonóó,€òòsupraóó,€isÐ d Ðinstructive:Ð À ÐÓÓà  àà ` àð ðIn€an€offer€of€proof,€Dr.€Chappius€wasÐ l¼ Ðà  àà ` àasked€by€defense€counsel€for€his€opinion€ð ðasÐ B’ Ðà  àà ` àto€the€general€incidence€of€fabrications€withÐ h Ðà  àà ` àregard€to€sexual€allegations€made€by€minors.ððÐ î> Ðà  àà ` àDr.€Chappius€responded€that€in€approximatelyÐ Ä Ðà  àà ` àtwenty„five€to€thirty€percent€of€the€cases€hisÐ šê Ðà  àà ` àoffice€was€involved€in,€the€allegations€were€false.Ð pÀ  Ðà  àà ` àThis€opinion€on€the€statistical€incidence€ofÐ F –! Ðà  àà ` àfalse€accusations€of€sexual€abuse€was€based€onlyÐ !l" Ðà  àà ` àon€anecdotal€information€derived€from€Dr.€ChappiusððsÐ ò!B# Ðà  àà ` àpersonal€experience€as€a€therapist€in€Sandy,€Utah,Ð È"$ Ðà  àà ` àand€as€a€consultant€to€the€Utah€court€system.Ð ž#î% Ðà  àà ` àAny€potential€inference€of€scientific€reliabilityÐ t$Ä& Ðà  àà ` àis€belied€by€the€very€narrow€information€baseÐ J%š ' Ðà  àà ` àand€the€lack€of€any€scientific€methodologyÐ  &p!( Ðà  àà ` àunderlying€this€estimate.€€Most€importantly,€Dr.Ð ö&F") Ðà  àà ` àChappius€stated€that€he€based€his€determinationÐ Ì'#* Ðà  àà ` àof€which€allegations€were€false€upon€the€outcome€ofÐ ¢(ò#+ Ðà  àà ` àcourt€proceedings€against€the€accused€perpetrator.Ð x)È$, Ðà  àà ` à.€.€.The€unreliability€of€Dr.€Chappiusððs€estimate€isÐ N*ž%- Ðà  àà ` àpatent.€.€.€.€.€.Ð $+t&. Ðà  àà ` àÐ ú+J'/ Ðà  àà ` àAlthough€Dr.€Chappius€also€alluded€to€nationalÐ ° Ðà  àà ` àresearch€that€estimated€the€range€of€falseÐ †Ö Ðà  àà ` àallegations€to€be€between€five€and€thirty€percentÐ \¬ Ðà  àà ` àof€all€sex€abuse€accusations,€there€was€notÐ 2‚ Ðà  àà ` àevidence€of€the€methodology€used€in€those€studiesÐ X Ðà  àà ` àfrom€which€an€indicia€of€reliability€could€be€drawn,Ð Þ. Ðà  àà ` àand€the€very€breadth€of€the€range€from€five€percentÐ ´  Ðà  àà ` àto€thirty€percent€suggests€a€lack€of€accuracyÐ Š Ú Ðà  àà ` àand€trustworthiness.€€The€record€is€conspicuouslyÐ ` ° Ðà  àà ` àlacking€any€explication€of€disciplined€inquiryÐ 6 †  Ðà  àà ` àand€methodology€that€would€support€Dr.€ChappiusððsÐ  \  Ðà  àà ` àtestimony€on€the€incidence€of€false€accusationsÐ â 2  Ðà  àà ` àof€sexual€abuse.€€The€trial€court€correctlyÐ ¸  Ðà  àà ` àexcluded€this€evidence€for€lack€of€adequateÐ ŽÞ  Ðà  àà ` àfoundation€under€I.R.E.€702.ðð€€(909€P.2d€at€pp.Ð d´  Ðà  àà ` à653„654.)Ð :Š  Ðà  àà ` à€€Ð `  ÐÓÓà  àà ` àMoreover,€the€estimates€contained€in€the€studiesÐ æ6 Ðproffered€by€the€prosecution€are€much€too€low€in€any€event.€Ð ’â ÐMeyers€(Meyers,€I.,€òòLegal€Issues€in€Child€Abuse€and€NeglectÐ >Ž ÐPracticeóó€(2d€ed.€1998)€points€out€that€commonly€such€estimates€asÐ ê: Ðto€ð ðfalseðð€reports€are€misleading,€because€they€do€not€includeÐ –æ Ðmisperception€reports€[good€faith€but€untrue€reports]€orÐ B’ Ðunsubstantiated€reports.€€One€study€found€that€in€34%€of€good„Ð î> Ðfaith€reports,€there€was€no€child€abuse,€and€another€21%€of€theÐ šê Ðreports€were€inconclusive.€€(òòIdóó.,€at€p.€33.)€€Ceci€&€Bruck,Ð F –! ÐòòJeopardy€in€the€Courtroomóó€(1995),€p.€31.)€€ÔÿÔ(You€probably€can€addÐ ò!B# Ðmore€to€this€with€your€vast€knowledge€of€the€relevant€studies,€IÐ ž#î% Ðjust€got€this€much€from€a€brief€I€found€on€Westlaw.)Ð J%š ' Ðà@””%ìàòòò òÔÿÔCONCLUSIONóóó óˆÐ ö&F") Ðà  àà ` àTo€admit€the€prosecutionððs€junk€science€studiesÐ ¾($+ Ðregarding€the€incidence€of€false€allegations€or€ÔÿÔ(name€ofÐ j*º%- Ðexpert)ÔÿÔððs€experience€concerning€same€would€give€a€false€aura€ofÐ ,f'/ Ðreliability€to€the€Peopleððs€case.€€There€is€neither€scientificÐ ° Ðnor€legal€foundation€for€the€admission€of€such€evidence.Ð \¬ ÐDated:à0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àRespectfully€submitted,€