Dr. Jesus Padilla, Medical Expert
Defendant contends the trial court erred in allowing Dr. Jesus Padilla, a clinical psychologist from Atascadero, to testify as a rebuttal expert witness for the People. Dr. Padilla testified that he had reviewed approximately 120 articles on people who had been castrated, including sex offenders, wounded veterans, cancer patients, and male-to-female transsexuals. Based on his review of the literature, Dr. Padilla’s opinion was that castration does not necessarily reduce the likelihood of sexual functioning.
People v. Clotfelter, unreported case in the California Court of Appeals, Third District, 2007.