Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Stanley v. Zant

444 U.S. 1103

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1980-02-19
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • Defense psychiatrist could not testify that, due to personality disorder, complainant cannot determine the truth when she's testifying
  • “discretion is vested in the trial court to determine, subject to the rules of evidence governing admissibility, the evidence which may be adduced in mitigation of the offense”

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pending
Cited by
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Sup. Ct. Va. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 79-5830, 244 Ga. 260, 260 S. E. 2d 465; No. 79-5861, 220 Va. 243, 257 S. E. 2d 797.