春風煦日論壇 部落格

編譯：黃鈞彥

有關本案之討論全文請見http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/12-609 

Oral argument: October 16, 2013

QUESTIONS AS FRAMED FOR THE COURT BY THE PARTIES: 

• 當由刑事被告所提交之專家證詞中宣稱，被告係在綜合短期及長期使用安非他命所產生之作用而陷入精神障礙之狀態，對執法人員犯下第一級殺人罪，國家命法院對被告進行精神評估以反駁被告所提之精神狀態抗辯時，是否違反了美國憲法第5次修正案所賦予被告之不自證己罪之權利？(When a criminal defendant affirmatively introduces expert testimony that he lacked the requisite mental state to commit capital murder of a law enforcement officer due to the alleged temporary and long-term effects of the defendant’s methamphetamine use, does the State violate the defendant’s Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination by rebutting the defendant’s mental state defense with evidence from a court-ordered mental evaluation of the defendant?)
• 當刑事被告為自己提出的抗辯進行辯護時，國家以對被告進行之精神評估結果作為彈劾被告證詞之證據，是否違反美國憲法第5次修正案？(When a criminal defendant testifies in his own defense, does the State violate the Fifth Amendment by impeaching such testimony with evidence from a court-ordered mental evaluation of the defendant?)