Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas William Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1979No. 78-2256PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted in a jury trial on six counts of knowingly furnishing false information in connection with the purchase of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6). His only defense was insanity.
On appellant’s first appeal, United States v. Sullivan, 544 F.2d 1052 (CA9 1976), we reversed on the ground that the court committed error in refusing to give the jury a proper definition of the word “wrongfulness” as applied to appellant’s claim of insanity. On the retrial, the court rectified this error and correctly instructed the jury. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. Lawrence Monroe, United States of America v. Troy Lee LottCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
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