Key legal question
Whether the appellate court arbitrarily relied on the psychiatric expert report and refused a new expert opinion
Extracted holding
The appellate court could rely on the coherent expert report, its supplements, and oral explanations; refusing a second or new expert opinion was not arbitrary and did not violate the right to be heard.
Extracted reasoning
The report was internally consistent, confirmed by supplemental statements, and not seriously undermined by contrary indications. Further evidence would not have changed the court's conviction, so anticipatory assessment of evidence was permissible.