Etherton v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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1. “203.340 [263b-17] Mental examination of habitual criminals "(1) When a person who has been twice previously convicted of a felony, is indicted by a grand jury as an habitual criminal, the circuit clerk of the court in which he is indicted shall give notice of the indictment to the Commissioner of Mental Health within seven days after the indictment is returned by the grand jury. The commissioner shall cause such person to be examined by a psychiatrist already in the employ of the department, to determine his mental condition and the existence of any mental disease or defect which would affect his criminal responsibility. This examination shall be made without expense other than the amount to cover necessary travel, as provided by law for any other employe of the state traveling on official business. "(2) The psychiatrist making the examination shall submit a written report of his findings to the judge of the court having jurisdiction, who shall make the report available to the prosecuting attorney and the attorney for the defendant. "(3) The commissioner may decline to cause such examination to be made if the number of psychiatrists on duty in the department is insufficient to spare one from his regular official duties, in which event the commissioner shall notify the clerk of the circuit court to that effect within three days.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. William Ray Jones v. David L. Davis, Warden