State v. Olivio

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that “an instruction solely in terms of the language of the statute will not give sufficient guidance to the jury and engenders too great a risk that the jury’s ultimate determination of guilt or innocence will be based on speculation, misunderstanding, or confusion”
• expressing concern about “unenlightened attitudes toward mental impairment and about the importance of according the mentally handicapped their fundamental rights”
• requiring tailored instruction on mental states
• requiring tailored instruction on mental states
• applying a similarly worded statute
• applying a similarly worded statute

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).