State v. Coonts

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the language of section 19-2522(1) “is mandatory, requiring that the trial court obtain a psychological evaluation whenever there is reason to believe that the defendant’s mental condition will be of significance for the determination of an appropriate sentence”
• explaining that when a trial court does not order a psychological evaluation sua sponte, defense counsel can request one, even if the request is not formalized with a written motion
• holding that the language of section 19-2522(1
• “The language of this statute is mandatory, requiring that the trial court obtain a psychological evaluation whenever there is reason to believe that the defendant’s mental condition will be of significance for the determination of an appropriate sentence.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).