Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 18, 2004No. 52174-8-IPublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
98 P.3d 1258 (2004)
STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Sara THOMAS, Appellant.
No. 52174-8-I.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
October 18, 2004.
Gregory Link, Sea., WA., for Appellant.
David Gross, Sea., WA., for Respondent.
SCHINDLER, J.
To be admissible, an expert's opinion on diminished capacity must be helpful to the trier of fact in assessing the defendant's mental state at the time of the crime. An expert does not have to testify with reasonable medical certainty that the mental disorder actually caused diminished capacity at the time of the crime, but the expert must be able to…
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