State v. Clark

¶1 At his trial for premeditated first degree murder, petitioner Anthony Tyrone Clark sought to introduce expert testimony regarding his intellectual deficits. Clark asserted this testimony would be relevant to contesting the State’s mens rea evidence and to helping the jury understand Clark’s affect while testifying. The trial court excluded Clark’s proffered expert testimony, but it did allow relevant observation testimony about Clark’s education history, Social Security disability benefits, affect, and actions on the day of the murder.

¶2 We hold that the trial court properly exercised its…