United States v. William Joseph Meagher, A/K/A William Joseph Mayher

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

In a non-jury trial, defendant William Joseph Meagher was convicted on January 15, 1975 of robbing the Florida Northside Bank of Jacksonville, Florida. The only defense raised by defendant was insanity at the time of the offense. Defendant supported this defense with the testimony of nine medical witnesses; the government rebutted defendant’s claim of insanity through the testimony of six medical witnesses and eight lay witnesses. On appeal, the defendant alleges the commission of three reversible errors by the trial court: (1) by entering into evidence the…