neesaki
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There is a poster at BK's site that shared some very interesting information on several cases in which Geffner testified where the Judges criticized his findings. Out of respect to the OP I won't post her findings but suffice it to say that Geffner has some explaining to do when JM cross examines him about his assertion today that there was only one instance (TN Judge) where his expert testimony/findings were called into question.
That case in Tennessee was appealed and the Court of Appeals upheld the judge's decision. The other cases are also addressed here. It must be standard practice among Dr. G and his cohorts to be one-sided thus biased in their evaluations.
http://www.leagle.com/decision/In TNCO 20101112801
Father's attorney questioned Dr. Geffner about his participation as an expert witness in a number of cases in different jurisdictions. These included Clark v. Collins, 956 F.2d 68 (5th Circuit 1992), a criminal case from Texas in which the court found that Dr. Geffner's affidavit lacked credibility, in part because it was based on hearsay information supplied by the defendant's attorney, with no independent verification of the information.
The court likewise excluded Dr. Geffner's testimony in Hawaii v. French, 129 P.3d 581 (Hawaii 2006), which involved allegations of child sexual abuse. In State v. Supulvado, 655 So.2d 623 (La. App. 1995), the court limited Dr. Geffner's testimony because he mostly relied upon information supplied by the defendant and because although he is not a medical doctor, he tried to testify about the effects of brain damage on emotional functioning. Dr. Geffner acknowledged that he has testified in a great number of cases, but stated that he did not remember very much about the facts of those particular cases.