(730 ILCS 5/5-2-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-2-5)
Sec. 5-2-5.
In any issue of determination of fitness of a defendant to
plead, to stand trial, to be sentenced or to be executed, or in any issue
related to insanity or to mental illness, a clinical psychologist
as defined in paragraph (a) of Section 102-21 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
of 1963 shall be deemed
qualified to testify as an expert witness in the form of his opinion about
the issue of fitness or insanity or mental illness and shall not be
restricted to testifying with regard to test results only.
(Source: P.A. 82-553.)
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