United States v. Karen Denise Roark

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Karen Denise Roark was convicted of bank robbery and conspiracy. She raises three issues on appeal: first, whether her. Miranda rights were violated; second, whether the testimony of an expert psychiatric witness was erroneously excluded; third, whether the acquittal of Roark’s only alleged co-conspirator in a separate trial compelled a dismissal of the conspiracy charge against her. Although we find no error on the first and third issues, we reverse the convictions because testimony of the defendant’s expert witness was relevant to Roark’s defense and should have been…