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Hixon v. State

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  • 165 So. 2d 436

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  • reversing conviction for failure of prosecutor to overcome defendant’s presumption of insanity, which had been established in a prior Ohio adjudication
  • a lay witness may give opinion as to sanity if the opinion is based upon relevant facts and circumstances known to and detailed by him
  • “[A] nonex-pert witness who bases his testimony upon relevant facts and circumstances known to and detailed by him may give an opinion as to sanity.”

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Judges: Kanner

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