Can a jury discount expert testimony or the mental disorder defense?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Uribe, A131997 (Cal. App. 2013):
misconception that they must in any way discount the expert testimony or the mental disorder defense. "Nothing in the instructions or argument precluded the jury from at least assessing the mental disorder evidence-and specifically the expert testimony-on the issue of intent." (People v. Larsen, supra, 205 Cal.App.4th at. p. 833.)
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