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People v. Anderson
Illinois Supreme Court
495 N.E.2d 485 (1986)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Clifford Anderson (defendant) killed two people. Anderson asserted an insanity defense. At trial, Anderson called Dr. Jerome Katz, a psychiatrist, as an expert witness. Relying largely on other medical evaluations in Anderson’s medical history, Katz testified that Anderson could not control his behavior to be within the confines of the law. The trial court permitted Katz to identify the reports on which he based the opinion but declined to permit Katz to disclose the reports’ contents or otherwise provide the reasons for his conclusion. The trial court ruled that such reports constituted inadmissible hearsay. Anderson was convicted, and he appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Simon, J.)
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