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Insanity and Criminal Responsibility

1913; Volume: 4; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/1132724

2160-0023

Edwin R. Keedy,

Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues

The Institute at its last meeting unanimously approved the following bill for the regulation of expert testimony, which was presented by the Committee on Insanity and Criminal Responsibility: Section 1. Summoning of Witnesses by Court. Where the existence of mental disease or derangement on the part of any person becomes an issue in the trial of a case, the judge of the trial court may summon one or more disinterested qualified experts, not exceeding three, to testify at the trial. In case the judge shall issue the summons before the trial is begun, he shall notify counsel for both parties of the witnesses so summoned. Upon the trial of the case, the witnesses summoned by the court may be cross-examined by counsel for both parties in the case. Such summoning of witnesses by the court shall not preclude either party from using other expert witnesses at the trial.