Admissibility of Defendant’s Testimony About Mental Health

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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Kimberly Piccoli¹  Ariella Shayani¹  Margarita Abi Zeid Daou¹ 

[1] Department of Psychiatry University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Worcester

关键词: expert testimony;    specific intent;    mental disorder;    due process;    habeas corpus;   

DOI  :  10.29158/JAAPL.220056L4-22

学科分类：儿科学

来源: American Academy of Psychiatry The Law

【 摘 要 】

expert testimonyspecific intentmental disorderdue processhabeas corpusCourt May Limit Testimony About Defendant’s Mental Health History and Events from ChildhoodIn Jones v. Davis, 8 F.4th 1027 (9th Cir. 2021), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s ruling that granted habeas relief to Ernest Jones based on claims that his right to present a complete defense was violated by a trial court’s evidentiary ruling. The trial court had ruled that Mr. Jones’ testimony about his childhood and mental health history could be presented only if a psychiatric expert explained the relevance of the testimony to his mental state at the time of the alleged offense.

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