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http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~28682~2506915,00.html
In a case where a key issue was whether the injuries of an alleged assault
victim were consistent with consensual sex or rape, Kobe Bryant's defense
lined up six doctors to offer opinions on Bryant's behalf, newly unsealed
documents reveal.
Among the defense experts was one notable doctor who normally does work for
prosecutors, legal analysts said Monday.
The list of doctors was contained in the first batch of previously sealed
Bryant-case documents ordered released last week by District Judge Terry
Ruckriegle.
Among the doctors is Donna Rosenberg, an expert in analyzing sexual assaults
on children.
Karen Steinhauser, a former Denver prosecutor and now a professor at the
University of Denver School of Law, said Rosenberg has a sterling
reputation.
"If it's the defense who is looking for a second opinion or a first opinion,
she is one of those people" who is considered to be a straight shooter,
Steinhauser said.
"To have an opinion that is helpful from Dr. Rosenberg is very helpful
because first, she is a very well-respected doctor, and secondly she is a
woman," said Denver defense lawyer Dan Recht.
Former Denver prosecutor Craig Silverman said that the "tremendous number"
of defense experts offers an additional explanation why the case against
Bryant was dismissed.
"It tells me the defense was going to win and that's why the prosecution and
the accuser folded their cards," Silverman said.
District Attorney Mark Hurlbert announced the dismissal of the case Sept. 1
after the accuser said she did not wish to go forward, and was incapable of
doing so.
Steinhauser said the documents show the defense was thorough.
"They've done their homework. They've talked to as many people as possible,"
she said.
The defense work is outlined in a list of trial exhibits filed by the
defense with Ruckriegle. Also unsealed was a similar list from the
prosecution.
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