Question juridique clé
Whether failing to request a credibility expert for the complainant violated the right to effective defense.
Solution extraite
No. The psychiatric report did not raise serious doubts about the complainant's ability or willingness to testify truthfully, and the defense counsel's omission was within tactical discretion.
Motifs extraits
A credibility expert is exceptional and only needed where concrete circumstances create medical or psychological doubt about testimonial capacity. The report described the complainant as generally psychologically healthy and cognitively capable; the lower court also independently assessed the testimony's credibility.