Legal Opinion
United States v. Jay Dennis Gould
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1984No. 82-5340PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
The dispositive issue on this appeal is whether a pathological gambling disorder can serve as the basis for an insanity defense to charges of unlawful entry of a bank with intent to commit robbery or larceny. The district court held that it could not, and on this basis excluded evidence of the condition from jury consideration. On defendant’s appeal from his ensuing conviction, we affirm, though on a somewhat different basis than that relied upon by the district court.
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Jay Dennis Gould was indicted on two counts of unlawful entry of a bank with intent to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- United States v. Rosalind Edith Chandler, United States of America v. Frederick Freeman Leister, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Raymond Carl SkeetCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- James Edward Hall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- State v. BellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- United States v. John A. Shorter, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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