Lawrence Hurley covers the Supreme Court for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a convicted drug mule from California who objected to evidence admitted at her trial that suggested she would have been aware of thousands of dollars worth of methamphetamine found in her car. The ruling on a 7-2 vote means Delilah Guadalupe Diaz's conviction is upheld. Diaz has maintained that she was a 'blind' mule, a term for someone who unwittingly transports drugs. A U.S.
was found not guilty based on his insanity defense for the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Congress changed the rule in an effort to exclude testimony by expert witnesses about a defendant’s mental state. The rule says “an expert witness must not state an opinion about whether the defendant did or did not have a mental state or condition that constitutes an element of the crime charged or of a defense.
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