Opinion ID: 60366
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Heading: Dr. Kyle Boone

Text: Dr. Boone runs the neuropsychology testing service at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She evaluated Eff with numerous tests designed to measure the functioning of his frontal lobes. Dr. Boone only briefly reviewed Eff's case history, relying on Eff's test results for her conclusions. Dr. Boone testified that: the tests she administered to Eff measured executive skills; executive skills are higher-level thinking skills, like organization, planning, thinking through consequences, problem solving, and picking the best solution to a problem; although Eff's IQ is within normal limits, his scores on some of the executive functioning tests were equivalent to those of a mentally retarded or borderline mentally retarded person; the tests Eff did poorly on measured the ability to stop a behavior that is not appropriate to the situation, the ability to generate ideas and solutions to problems, and the ability to keep track of two different sources of information at once; Eff approaches problems similar to a ten-year-old or twelve-year-old child; and Eff has deficits in his ability to think through the consequences of his behavior. Dr. Boone concluded that Eff was suffering from a severe mental defect and was unable to appreciate the nature, quality, and wrongfulness of his acts.