New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. Joseph Segal
October 27, 198154 N.Y.2d 58
Summary
The Court affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that a trial court may strike a defendant's expert testimony on a mental‑defect defense when the defendant refuses a psychiatric examination requested by the prosecution, and that this rule applies to nonstatutory defenses such as impaired memory.