2010 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability
Subchapter 3 - Mental Disease or Defect
§ 5-2-308 - Expert witnesses.

5-2-308. Expert witnesses.

(a) At any hearing concerning a defendant's responsibility or fitness to proceed, or upon trial, an examiner who reported pursuant to 5-2-305 may be called as a witness by the prosecution, the defendant, or the court.

(b) If called by the court, the examiner called as a witness is subject to cross-examination by the prosecution and by the defendant.

(c) Both the prosecution and the defendant may summon any other qualified physician or other expert to testify.