Senate Bill 88
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
DIGEST
Mental health witnesses in criminal cases. Provides that when notice of an insanity defense is filed in a case in which the defendant is not charged with a homicide offense, the court shall appoint two or three competent disinterested: (1) psychiatrists; (2) psychologists endorsed by the state psychology board as health service providers in psychology; or (3) physicians; who have expertise in determining insanity, at least one of whom must be a psychiatrist or psychologist. Provides that when notice of an insanity defense is filed in a case in which the defendant is charged with a homicide offense, the court
Mental health witnesses in criminal cases. Provides that when notice of an insanity defense is filed in a case in which the defendant is not charged with a homicide offense, the court shall appoint two or three competent disinterested: (1) psychiatrists; (2) psychologists endorsed by the state psychology board as health service providers in psychology; or (3) physicians; who have expertise in determining insanity, at least one of whom must be a psychiatrist or psychologist. Provides that when notice of an insanity defense is filed in a case in which the defendant is charged with a homicide offense, the court
shall appoint two or three competent disinterested: (1) psychiatrists; (2) psychologists endorsed by the state psychology board as health service providers in psychology; or (3) physicians; who have expertise in determining insanity, at least one of whom must be a psychiatrist and at least one of whom must be a psychologist.
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