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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/20/1986

Commonwealth v. Monico

Citations

  • 488 N.E.2d 1168
  • 396 Mass. 793
  • 1986 Mass. LEXIS 1179

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  • holding that expert evidence regarding postconcussional disorder, a DSM-IV research category [although not so identified in the opinion], should have been admitted
  • defendant, who had a history of head injuries, changed his behavior dramatically after his head was shoved against a lamp
  • the issue of insanity “may arise from the facts of the case, through the Com monwealth’s witnesses, through lay testimony, or any combination thereof”
  • error to exclude opinion of psychologist on criminal responsibility of a criminal defendant
  • head trauma that impacted voluntariness of statements and raised question of criminal responsibility
  • experttestimony is not necessary to raise issue of insanity defense

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Nolan

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