Legal Opinion
United States v. James H. McGraw
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1975No. 74-2388PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before ELY and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and TURRENTINE,* District Judge. WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
McGraw appeals from his conviction for bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a).1 His defense at trial was that he was not legally sane at the time of the robbery. On appeal, he argues that the district court erroneously instructed the jury on the issue of insanity and that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of sanity. We reverse and remand.
On November 28, 1973, McGraw entered the main Los Angeles branch of the First Western Bank and handed a note to a teller which…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Archie W. BrawnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Charles FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- John Joseph Blake v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Don Wade v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Raymond Charles ShapiroCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Bethea v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- State v. ThurmanConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- Clarence E. Grubbs v. Robert D. Hannigan Attorney General of KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Joseph John SegnaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Bruce Anthony Collom, United States of America v. Stephen CollomCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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