Wilson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 2 state decisions

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1. ““ * * * Jg |-rue medical experts stated that, in their opinion, appellant is a criminal sexual psychopathic person, within the' meaning of the law. However, the' court was not bound by the conclusion of the medical experts. It was. his right and duty to consider both the facts and the reasoning upon which these experts based their conclusions and to arrive at his own conclusion as to the physical condition and the legal status of the appellant. This conclusion involves two-considerations, (1) the statutory-definition of a ‘criminal sexual psychopathic person’ and (2) the facts in evidence regarding appellant’s condition. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cannon v. Gladden