Failure to use DSM-IV-TR diagnoses |
Use of idiosyncratic disorders that do not meet Frye or Daubert standards |
Concluding that a non-psychotic mental illness qualifies as mental disease |
Concluding that a deviant, bizarre or unusual crime is evidence of insanity |
Adding new data in the opinion section |
Concluding a lack of volitional capacity without rigorous analysis and supporting data |
Mentioning disposition or future dangerousness if not applicable |
Desire for a "just" outcome (to the detriment of accuracy, objectivity) |