Legal Opinion
Delahanty v. Hinckley
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 14, 1992No. Civ. A. 82-409, 82-549 and 82-866PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOHN GARRETT PENN, Chief Judge.
This case is before the Court on defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the issue of liability for punitive and compensatory damages. 1 After giving careful consideration to the motion, the opposition thereto, and the record in this case, the Court concludes for reasons set out below that the motion must be denied.
Arguments
Defendant contends that while he was in a ‘deluded and psychotic state of mind’ he fired at the President of the United States of America. Plaintiffs, who were near the President were struck by bullets fired by the defendant. The…
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