Legal Opinion
United States v. Tracy
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 28, 1994No. 93-2223PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Patrick W. Tracy, defendant-appellant, was indicted in a single count as being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1988). 1 Tracy pleaded not guilty and not guilty only by reason of insanity. Following a joint motion for a competency examination, a psychologist with the federal prison system diagnosed Tracy, a Vietnam veteran, as suffering from Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder. 2 Nevertheless, he reported that Tracy was competent to stand trial. Tracy was tried by jury in the United States District Court for the…
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