Which of the following statements represents the U.S. Supreme Court’s stand regarding providing an indigent defendant with an expert witness?
a. The state must provide the defendant with the basic tools to present an adequate defense, which may include an expert witness.
b. The state must appoint a neutral expert for the defendant.
c. The cost of providing an expert for the defendant cannot exceed $1 million.
d. The defendant must make a preliminary showing that his attorney cannot provide effective assistance without the use of an expert before the defendant is entitled to have an expert appointed to assist in his or her defense.
a. The state must provide the defendant with the basic tools to present an adequate defense, which may include an expert witness.
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