context: 122 This rationale of full disclosure similarly applies in situations in which defendants raise other mental conditions to aid in their defense.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 862 P.2d 908, 914
citation_a.parenthetical: construing provisions in the context of the statute as a whole
citation_a.sentence: See People v. Herrera, 87 P.3d 240, 247 (Colo.App.2003) (noting that the provision precluding defense expert testimony on mental condition unless the defendant cooperates with compulsory mental examination "is simply another means to discourage defendants from raising an insanity defense and then refusing to cooperate in the testing process that is necessary to determine the validity of the defense"); see also City & County of Denver v. Casados, 862 P.2d 908, 914 (Colo.1993) (construing provisions in the context of the statute as a whole). Accordingly, we conclude that the statute, although affecting the procedure of the courts, also concerns the public policy of full disclosure in criminal cases involving a defense based on a defendant's mental condition.
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 87 P.3d 240, 247
citation_b.parenthetical: noting that the provision precluding defense expert testimony on mental condition unless the defendant cooperates with compulsory mental examination "is simply another means to discourage defendants from raising an insanity defense and then refusing to cooperate in the testing process that is necessary to determine the validity of the defense"
citation_b.sentence: See People v. Herrera, 87 P.3d 240, 247 (Colo.App.2003) (noting that the provision precluding defense expert testimony on mental condition unless the defendant cooperates with compulsory mental examination "is simply another means to discourage defendants from raising an insanity defense and then refusing to cooperate in the testing process that is necessary to determine the validity of the defense"); see also City & County of Denver v. Casados, 862 P.2d 908, 914 (Colo.1993) (construing provisions in the context of the statute as a whole). Accordingly, we conclude that the statute, although affecting the procedure of the courts, also concerns the public policy of full disclosure in criminal cases involving a defense based on a defendant's mental condition.