Stephen Lars Morris v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “[a] presentence investigation conducted on any defendant convicted of a felony offense who appears to the judge through its own observation or on suggestion of a party to have a mental impairment shall include a psychological evaluation which determines, at a minimum, the defendant's IQ and adaptive behavior score. The results of the evaluation shall be included in the report to the judge....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Castello v. State

2. “complaints concerning the absence of a PSI report or challenges to the adequacy of a psychological evaluation are subject to procedural waiver”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Castello v. State

3. “that a defendant can waive the right to complain about psychological and substance abuse evaluations being left out of his PSI”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Castello v. State