Carsner v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Ted Lewis Carsner appeals from his convictions and sentences for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated assault. On appeal he argues that the trial court impermissibly limited his right of cross-examination in that it did not allow him to ask a witness for the State certain questions concerning the effect of alcohol and a prescription anti-depressant on the defendant’s ability to distinguish between right and wrong and on the defendant’s ability to form the necessary intent to commit the crime.

The State’s witness, Dr. Marilyn Campbell, a psychological forensic…