State v. Gonzales

GORDON, Vice Chief Justice:

Defendant-appellant Manuel Romero Gonzales was convicted of unlawful imprisonment in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1303. The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in excluding expert witness testimony on the defendant’s low intelligence, mental retardation, and probable organic brain syndrome. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3) and Ariz.R.Crim.P. 31.19. We vacate the Court of Appeals’ opinion. The case is remanded to the trial court for a new trial.

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