What is the impact of expert testimony on a diminished capacity claim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Harris, 171 Cal.Rptr. 679, 28 Cal.3d 935, 623 P.2d 240 (Cal. 1981):
8 The importance of expert testimony for a claim of diminished capacity based on voluntary intoxication was recently emphasized in People v. Frierson (1979) 25 Cal.3d 142, 158 Cal.Rptr. 281, 599 P.2d 587.
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