Arizona Supreme Court

State of Arizona v. Hon. hegyi/rasmussen

July 7, 2017

Summary

The court held that a defendant who asserts an insanity defense and voluntarily undergoes a mental-health examination must disclose the complete report of a trial expert, including statements about the pending charges. The court concluded that the defendant waived the relevant self-incrimination privilege and that the disclosure rule does not permit redaction, while limiting the State's use of the statements to rebutting the insanity defense rather than proving guilt.