Given the circumstances, I'll allow it.Your Honor, pardon my interjection.
I am hardly inclined to allow any crucial part of Court business to be conducted behind closed doors, in secret, or otherwise outside the view of public scrutiny. If it is in fact necessary, in your judgement, to perform your evaluation in a separate and more controlled environment, then I will grant you dispensation to have it done so. On the condition, of course, that full and unaltered recordings of the procedure(s) are presented to the Prosecution, the Defense, and the Court, which will determine what part(s) of the evidence are both suitable and appropriate for the public record.Also, your Honor, wouldn't it be better to perform a psych evaluation in a more private, confidential setting than an open court room and in a format that would allow for a faster back and forth of replies?
Very well. Both Attorneys may reserve the right to directly witness the evaluation process.Your Honor, I am strongly of the opinion that for the sake of legitimacy - and to ensure no mid-evaluation coaching on the part of the defense - that I should be included if he is. Otherwise, I accept the solution of LM recording the transcripts of the evaluation and posting them along with his conclusion. The jury, after all, deserves access to all pertinent records.
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