Lyon, T. D.2014-11-252014-11-252002Lyon, T. D. (2002). Applying suggestibility research to the real world: The case of repeated questions. Law & Contemporary Problems, 65, 97-126.http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=thomaslyonhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1896This article will analyze particular strands of each trend. With respect to the law of the child witness, it will consider the application of the medical diagnosis hearsay exception to sexual abuse cases, using as a case study State v. Larson,1 a Minnesota case that made its way to the United States Supreme Court. The analysis will show how restrictive application of the medical diagnosis exception forces courts to confront the dangers of children’s suggestibility.en-USsuggestibilityrepeated questionschild abusechild witnesslawArticle