Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-2-303 — Admissibility of evidence to show mental state
Arkansas § 5-2-303
JurisdictionArkansas
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Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-303 (2026).
Text
Evidence that the defendant suffered from a mental disease or defect is admissible to prove whether the defendant had the kind of culpable mental state required for commission of the offense charged.
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Related
Davasher v. State
823 S.W.2d 863 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1992)
Marcyniuk v. State
2010 Ark. 257 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2010)
Bankston v. State
205 S.W.3d 138 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2005)
Ford v. State
976 S.W.2d 915 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1998)
Catlett v. State
900 S.W.2d 523 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1995)
Copeland v. State
37 S.W.3d 567 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2001)
Edwards v. State
2015 Ark. 377 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2015)
Ross v. State
242 S.W.3d 298 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2006)
Nowlin v. Sylvester
(W.D. Arkansas, 2024)
Legislative History
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 602; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-602.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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Arkansas § 5-2-303, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ar/5-2-303.