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United States v. Jeffrey I. Cohen

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 4, 1984No. 81-1036PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCALIA, Circuit Judge:

We hold today that procedures enacted by Congress for automatic commitment to mental institutions of federal criminal defendants successfully asserting the insanity defense do not violate the equal protection component of the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment merely because they are applicable only to persons charged in the District of Columbia.

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Appellant Jeffrey Cohen was arrested on July 23, 1980, near the embassy of the People’s Republic of China. In his possession were three home-made bombs and a loaded 30.06 rifle. As he was being apprehended, Cohen…

2Cases cited73 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Shannon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Calloway v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
  3. United States v. Rufus HollandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  4. United States v. Robert Junior BakerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. LawsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012

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