Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Joseph Morin

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 1, 2003No. 02-4071PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Robert Joseph Morin appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of his motion for a new trial after he was convicted for murder and sentenced to fife in prison. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Morin was arrested on March 31, 2001, and charged with first-degree murder after Janice Houle was found stabbed to death 2 in her trailer home near Dunseith, North Dakota, on March 25, 2001. Within days of his arrest, prison medical staff prescribed anti-psychotic medication after Morin exhibited symptoms of paranoia, auditory hallucinations and other delusions. On May 25, 2001, Morin filed a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  3. United States v. Gilberto SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by12 opinions

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