A County Court judge has declined to allow expert testimony about why a defendant might confess to a murder he did not commit.

Judge C. Randall Hinrichs of Suffolk County determined in People v. Crews, 2353A-06, that the testimony of Solomon Fulero, an Ohio psychologist, would not be helpful to the jury in the upcoming murder trial of Tracy Crews. Mr. Fulero is also a lawyer and community college professor who frequently testifies as an expert witness for the defense.