Opinion

Hill v. State

  • 275 Ark. 71
  • 628 S.W.2d 284
  • 628 S.W.2d 285
  • 1982 Ark. LEXIS 1247
Court
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Filed
Feb 8, 1982
Status
Published
Author
Hickman
On the bench
Adkisson, Hickman, Holt, Dudley, Purtle
Cited by
93 cases
Authority
More cited than 10.4%

we affirmed a psychiatrist for the prosecution, testifying on the defendants sanity, when asked what he relied on for his opinion, mentioned certain test results and added, “I also had access to his prison records.”

How later courts described this case

  • we affirmed a psychiatrist for the prosecution, testifying on the defendants sanity, when asked what he relied on for his opinion, mentioned certain test results and added, “I also had access to his prison records.”
  • excluding hearsay when declarant was available
  • psychiatrist for the prosecution stated that he had access to defendant’s prison records

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Hickman, J., concurs. See Singleton v. State, 274 Ark. 126 , 623 S.W. 2d 180 (1981).

Holt and Dudley, JJ., concur. Purtle, J., concurs in part; dissents in part.

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