People v. Flippo

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' determination that "mental condition," as used in section 16-8-107(8)(b) of the Colorado Revised Statutes, does not include the defendant's intellectual disabilities. 1 Seetion 16-8-107 describes the procedures that a defendant must follow when introducing expert testimony placing his mental condition at issue in trial. The defendant attempted to introduce expert testimony at trial that, due to his intellectual disability, he was highly suggestible under interrogation. He did not comply with the statutory requirements of section…