Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 16-8-109 — Testimony of lay witnesses.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 16-8-109
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
In any trial or hearing in which the defendant's mental condition is an issue, a witness not specially trained in psychiatry or psychology may testify as to the witness's observation of the defendant's actions and conduct, and as to conversations that the witness has had with the defendant bearing upon the defendant's mental condition, and the witness must be permitted to give opinions or conclusions concerning the defendant's mental condition.
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