STATE v. BARNETT


909 S.W.2d 423 (1995)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Joseph BARNETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

November 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha Yoakum, District Public Defender, David L. Glasgow, Tom Kimball, Assistant Public Defenders, Tazewell, for appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General & Reporter, Kimbra R. Spann, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, William Paul Phillips, District Attorney General, Shane Sexton, Assistant District Attorney General, Jacksboro, for appellee.


OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

We granted this appeal to determine whether an indigent defendant in a non-capital case is entitled to the appointment of an independent psychiatric expert at state expense to assist the defense in trial preparation. Both the trial court and the Court of Criminal Appeals denied the defendant's request for expert assistance. We conclude that when a defendant in a non-capital case demonstrates to the trial court in an ex...

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