How have courts treated emotional responses of a defendant in a murder trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Carlson, A144048 (Cal. App. 2017):
In People v. Rogers (2009) 46 Cal.4th 1136, 1161, a defendant " 'got real bug-eyed and got real nervous' and 'started pacing' " when asked who he would kill next. The emotional response was nonhearsay and relevant. (Id. at pp. 1161-1162.) In People
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