Legal Opinion
State v. Mott
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1997No. CR-95-0274-PRPublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TOCI, Vice Chief Judge*.
Shelly Kay Mott (“defendant”) was convicted of two counts of child abuse and first-*538degree murder. The trial court precluded defendant from introducing expert psychological testimony that as a battered woman, she was unable to form the requisite mental state necessary for the commission of the charged offenses. The court of appeals, division two, relying on State v. Christensen, 129 Ariz. 32, 628 P.2d 580 (1981), and State v. Gonzales, 140 Ariz. 349, 681 P.2d 1368 (1984), reversed the trial court and held that the evidence was admissible to challenge an element…
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