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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-308

Expert witnesses — Mental health examiner

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 611; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-611; Acts 2017, No. 472, § 7.

(1) At a hearing concerning a defendant's lack of criminal responsibility or fitness to proceed, or upon trial, an examiner who conducted an examination under § 5-2-327 or § 5-2-328 may be called as a witness by the prosecution, the defendant, or the court.

(2) If the examiner is called by the court, he or she is subject to cross-examination by the prosecution and by the defendant.

(3) Both the prosecution and the defendant may summon any other qualified physician or other expert to testify.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.