Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 16-8.5-110 — Testimony of lay witnesses.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Article 8.5: Competency to Proceed, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 16-8.5-110
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 hearing at which the competency of the defendant is an issue, witnesses not specially trained in psychiatry or psychology and not testifying as expert witnesses may testify as to the witness's observation of the defendant's actions and conduct and as to conversations that the witness had with the defendant bearing upon the defendant's mental condition. Any such witnesses, as part of the witness's testimony, must be permitted to give opinions or conclusions concerning the competency of the defendant.
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