Mayben v. State

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Jonathan David Mayben, the appellant, was convicted for attempted murder and was sentenced to life without parole as a habitual felony offender with four prior convictions. He raises two issues on this direct appeal from that conviction.

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The appellant’s conviction must be reversed because of the improper admission of a forensic evaluation report.

Prior to trial, defense counsel filed a “motion for court-ordered mental examination of defendant.” C.R. 8. Psychologist Karl Kirkland examined the appellant and prepared an “outpatient forensic evaluation report.” He concluded…