What is the probative value of evidence that a defense expert's opinion that defendant would adjust well to life imprisonment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Schultz, 10 Cal.5th 623, 271 Cal.Rptr.3d 387, 475 P.3d 1073 (Cal. 2020):
The probative value of the evidence here related to the defense expert's opinion that defendant would adjust well to life in prison. In light of this testimony, the prosecution was entitled to explore the issue on cross-examination and rebuttal. (See People v. Gates (1987) 43 Cal.3d 1168, 1211, 240 Cal.Rptr. 666, 743 P.2d 301, disapproved on another ground in
[10 Cal.5th 669]
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