Legal Opinion
State v. Lee
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 28, 1994No. 247A90PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*261WEBB, Justice.
Prior to trial, the defendant made an ex parte application for the appointment of a psychiatric expert. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion and ordered that certain funds be made available to the defendant for the employment of a mental health expert. The defendant contends that the trial court erroneously ordered, as a pre-condition to employing an expert, that the expert provide the State with a report of his evaluation of the defendant. We disagree.
The record reveals that the court’s provision of funds to hire an expert was unconditional. After stating that he…
2Cases cited79 opinions
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