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J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 34:1:22-25 (2006)
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Commentary: Deceptions to the Rule on Ultimate Issue Testimony

Ralph Slovenko, JD, PhD

Dr. Slovenko is Professor of Law and Psychiatry, Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI.. Address correspondence to: Ralph Slovenko, MD, Wayne State University Law School, 471 West Palmer, Detroit, MI 48202. E-mail: ai2362{at}wayne.edu

Federal Rule of Evidence 704(b) (and state counterparts) bars opinion testimony on the effect of mental state on an element of a crime or defense. The application of the rule involves substantial judicial discretion. As the jurisprudence to date indicates, deceptions to the rule circumvent its application.






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