The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on June 20 that expert witnesses can testify about the general mental state of individuals in similar situations to criminal defendants. This decision clarifies a previous rule that prohibited expert witnesses from giving opinions on a defendant’s state of mind, or mens rea. The ruling, which came on Thursday in the case of Smith v. Arizona, was delivered by Justice Kagan. This decision grants the government more leeway in using expert testimony for its truth in criminal trials.
Supreme Court Broadens Use Of Expert Testimony Against Accused Criminals https://t.co/MBwBiFfsUv
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled Arizona prosecutors violated a criminal defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses by presenting a substitute expert witness at trial. https://t.co/tsl499KaD6 https://t.co/06KI1pskvV
Fourth (but not last) ruling from #SCOTUS is in Smith v. Arizona. It's a majority opinion by Justice Kagan in a messy case with lots of separate opinions about when expert testimony is admissible for its truth: https://t.co/7fk2VGdcgM More coming.
The Supreme Court's fourth decision is Smith v. Arizona. Per Kagan, the court shuts down an end-run around the Confrontation Clause when an expert uses an absent analyst's statements to support her expert opinion. https://t.co/OZi16Vrsvk More to come! https://t.co/KC26Josx7S
The U.S. #SupremeCourt sided with the government in a case centering on expert testimony in criminal trials. https://t.co/D2JNj5td1d
The Supreme Court said experts can testify about what criminal defendants typically know when an offense is committed, clarifying a rule prohibiting expert witnesses from giving an opinion about a defendant’s state of mind. https://t.co/6CzfrytNxq
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that prosecutors can get expert witnesses to testify about the general state of mind of someone in a similar situation to a defendant, effectively giving prosecutors more leeway in pursuing criminal cases. https://t.co/Rm2mi0xvJ8
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court found that a rule barring expert witnesses from testifying about a defendant’s alleged criminal intent does not block testimony about the mental state of people in similar situations. https://t.co/rcd6oXOlfW
Supreme Court grants leeway to prosecutors to use expert testimony at trial https://t.co/4vpm37edsc
The US Supreme Court said experts can testify about what criminal defendants typically know when an offense is committed, clarifying a rule prohibiting expert witnesses from giving an opinion about a defendant’s state of mind, or mens rea. https://t.co/HxpPbOkeB1