Does a psychologist or psychiatrist have to be an expert witness at a long-term commitment extension trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kerbs, 258 Cal.Rptr.3d 67 (Cal. App. 2020):
4 It is curious that the public defender in this case did not seek the assistance of a psychologist or psychiatrist as an expert witness, considering that an NGI defendant in a commitment extension trial is entitled to the same such assistance as a defendant in a criminal trial. (See 1026.5, subd. (b)(7) ; cf. People v. Mitchell (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 936, 941, 26 Cal.Rptr.3d 163.)
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