Legal Opinion
Frendak v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 24, 1979No. 11043, 11046PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury found appellant Paula Frendak guilty of first-degree murder, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2401, and carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204. Troubled by evidence introduced at Fren-dak’s competency hearings and at trial, the court conducted hearings on her sanity at the time of the crime. As a result, the court decided — over Frendak’s objection— to interpose the insanity defense at a *367second, “insanity” phase of the trial. The jury then found Frendak not guilty by reason of insanity on both counts.
On appeal, Frendak challenges the verdict on…
2Cases cited83 opinions
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- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by160 opinions
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