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SMITH v. MURRAY

No. 85-5487.

477 U.S. 527 (1986)

106 S.Ct. 2661

91 L.Ed.2d 434

SMITH v. MURRAY, DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1986

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Lloyd Snook III, by appointment of the Court, 474 U.S. 993, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Richard J. Bonnie.

James E. Kulp, Senior Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were William G. Broaddus, Attorney General, and Frank S. Ferguson, Assistant Attorney General.*

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to decide whether and, if so, under what circumstances, a prosecutor may elicit testimony from a mental health professional concerning the content of an interview conducted to explore the possibility of presenting psychiatric defenses at trial. We also agreed to review the Court of Appeals' determination that any error in the admission of the psychiatrist...

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