United States v. Amburgey

YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.

This case, which presents several important questions in the administration of the Durham 1 rule and the defense of insanity in District of Columbia criminal prosecutions, 2 is before the Court in the form of an alternative motion by the defendant, Calvin T. Amburgey, for judgment of acquittal by reason of insanity, 3 or for a new trial. 4 At the conclusion of the trial, the Court, which heard the case without a jury, found the defendant guilty of forging and uttering four checks, 5 and rejected the defense of insanity.

Before discussing the legal issues posed by this…