Legal Opinion
United States v. Tesfa
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 30, 1975No. Crim. 72-425PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
The defendant was convicted of air piracy despite his contention that at the time of the offense he lacked the mental capacity to conform his conduct to the requirements of law. Defendant’s motions for judgment of acquittal or a new trial were denied and sentence imposed. He has appealed, and I am filing this opinion in order to inform the Court of Appeals of my reasons for refusing his motions.
In support of his motions, defendant, Lulsegéd Tesfa, a native of Ethiopia, raised three contentions:(1) he was denied due process because the court improperly found that…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. CorrellArizona Supreme Court · 1986
- United States v. John Digilio, in No. 75-2218. Appeal of Harry Lupo, in No. 75-2219. Appeal of Peter Szwandrak, in No. 75-2220Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Michael Stanley Green A/K/A M. S. Greene, and Lulseged Tesfa A/K/A H. Teffa. Appeal of Lulseged TesfaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Lester Paul Brown v. Warden, Great Meadow Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Baker v. Commercial Union InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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