Opinion ID: 1936097
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Heading Rank: 11

Heading: whether the trial court erred by prohibiting the expert psychiatric testimony of dr. summers at the guilt phase of mr. jackson's trial

Text: As discussed in Issue II, supra, Jackson unsuccessfully sought a continuance to obtain further evaluation and testimony by his psychiatrist of choice, Dr. Timothy Summers. He further complains that circuit court erred in limiting Dr. Summer's proffered testimony to the sentencing phase of the trial, asserting that it was critical to the guilt phase so to enable the jury to make a determination of the issues of Jackson's sanity and whether he had the requisite specific intent to commit the crime of felonious child abuse. However, by the time Jackson sought to introduce the testimony, he had already abandoned the insanity defense. We find no error, therefore, in the exclusion of the testimony.