“It is foundational to our criminal justice system that the government has to prove mens rea,” Professor Tony Ghiotto said on a recent episode of the Litigator Libations podcast. The podcast, he discussed Diaz v. United States, in which the Supreme Court recently ruled on expert testimony and a defendant's mental state. His segment examined how close an expert may come to providing an opinion on a ultimate issue (such as whether the accused held a specific intent).
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