Bowden v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAppellant was charged with murder in the first degree. Before trial, Appellant gave notice that he intended to assert the affirmative defense of a lack of capacity as a result of mental disease or defect and provided the State with a report by Dr. Bradley Diner, a psychiatrist. The circuit court granted the State’s motion in limine to exclude Dr. Diner’s testimony as it related to mental disease or defect. Defendant was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by granting the State’s motion in limine and disallowing the opinion of Dr. Diner.
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