Kansas v. Cheever, No. 12-609 (U.S. Supreme Court) (571 U.S. 87; 134 S.Ct. 596) (December 11, 2013) (Justice SoTtomayor)
Here the Court held that when a defense expert testifies that the defendant lacked the requisite mental state to commit a crime, the prosecution may offer evidence for the limited purpose of rebutting the defendant's evidence.
In this case, a unanimous Court held that when a defense expert who has ...
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