PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Slovenko, Ralph
TI  - Commentary: Deceptions to the Rule on Ultimate Issue Testimony
DP  - 2006 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 22--25
VI  - 34
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/34/1/22.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/34/1/22.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2006 Jan 01; 34
AB  - Federal Rule of Evidence 704(b) (and state counterparts) bars opinion testimony on the effect of mental state on an element of a crime or defense. The application of the rule involves substantial judicial discretion. As the jurisprudence to date indicates, deceptions to the rule circumvent its application.