Legal Opinion
United States v. Prickett
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided February 5, 1985No. CR-3-83-33PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ENTRY UPHOLDING APPLICATION OF AMENDED FEDERAL RULE OF EVIDENCE 704(b)
RICE, District Judge.
On October 12, 1984, the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 (the “Act”), Pub.L. 98-473, 98 Stat. 1837, was signed into law by President Reagan. Among the many changes in federal law made by the Act was the enactment of the following new provision, 18 U.S.C. § 20, pertaining to the insanity defense:
§ 20. Insanity Defense(a) Affirmative Defense. — It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under any Federal statute that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Beazell v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Thompson v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Victor Harry Feguer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by15 opinions
- People v. McRunelsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
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- Anderson v. Department of Health & Mental HygieneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- United States v. Stephen TellerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Robert Gary MestCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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