Is a trial court required to follow the recommendations of doctors and other expert witnesses?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gordon, B279981 (Cal. App. 2018):
[Citation.]' [Citation.] In other words, a trial court is not required 'to follow the recommendations of the doctors and other expert witnesses' so long as the court's reasons for rejecting the recommendations are not arbitrary. [Citation.]" (People v. McDonough, supra, 196 Cal.App.4th at p. 1490, fn. omitted.)
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