Mental Health Evidence and the Capital Defense Function: Prevailing Norms

82 UMKC L. Rev. 407 (2014)

22 Pages Posted: 9 Apr 2014

Date Written: April 7, 2014

Abstract

This article discusses how mental health experts have played a critical role in post-Furman capital cases, how mental health professionals have articulated appropriate standards, and how courts have viewed counsel's obligations with respect to choosing experts wisely and providing them with the social history data that will critical to reliable assessments in capital cases.

Keywords: mental health norms, capital mental health standards

Suggested Citation

Stetler, Russell, Mental Health Evidence and the Capital Defense Function: Prevailing Norms (April 7, 2014). 82 UMKC L. Rev. 407 (2014), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2422159

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