United States Eighth Circuit

Under Missouri law, courts may exclude testimony that the defendant had attention deficit disorder in determining whether defendant engaged in "cool deliberation" for first-degree murder where testimony does not rise to the level of mental disease or defect.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/14/2001
• Published 08/14/2001

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Chief Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, HANSEN, Circuit Judge, and BARNES, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David E. Woods, argued, O'Fallon, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen D. Hawke, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.