California Supreme Court
Jun. 4, 2008
Prosecutors Can't Force Psychiatric Exams, High Court Rules
Proposition 115 was touted as a hard-nosed measure that cracked down on criminal defendants.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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Proposition 115 was touted as a hard-nosed measure that cracked down on criminal defendants.
But the intended tough-on-crime reform, passed by California's voters in 1990, has backfired in cases where defendants plead insanity and then skeptical prosecutors seek mental health exams by their own expert...
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