Duke Lacrosse Defendant Seeks Accuser's Mental Health Records
Lawyers for Duke lacrosse player Reade Seligman today filed a motion seeking the accuser's mental health records.
The motion alleges that ""the complaining witness has suffered from mental and emotional problems for a portion of her life."
Additionally, J. Kirk Osborn, who represents 20-year-old Reade Seligmann, surmises that there is a "good chance" that the accuser "may have been committed, at least once, to a hospital or drug treatment program." As such, Osborn wants material documenting the woman's supposed "drug abuse history," [as well as her] probation, and education records. The material sought, Osborn argues, provides "rich sources of information for impeaching the complaining witness."
The defense is asking that the records be provided directly to them, rather than to the court for an ex parte review.
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