AAPL Landmark - Diminished Capacity Flashcards
Is it constitutional in New York to place the burden of proof for extreme emotional disturbance (EED), on the defendant?
Yes.
People v. Patterson (1976).
Should testimony about a recognized syndrome in a defendant be excluded from evidence because of its potential prejudicial impact on the jury?
No.
Ibn-Tamas v. U.S (1976). Battered Woman Syndrome. The probative value of the expert testimony outweighed any prejudicial effect.
Can involuntary intoxication be used to reduce a murder charge to manslaughter in California?
No.
People v. Saille (1991). Voluntary intoxication alone could not be a reason for reducing the crime to manslaughter.
Does the Mondaana law excluding evidence about voluntary intoxication as related to mental state in a criminal offense violate due process?
No.
Montana v. Egelhoff (1996). There was a drunken man in the back seat - two dead in front. The USSC reversed the Montana SC, holding that the exclusion of voluntary intoxication in violent crime was not a violation of due process.
