Legal Opinion
United States v. Walter J. Chavis, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 4, 1973No. 72-1532PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was charged with four counts of assault with intent to commit armed robbery and related offenses. 1 There is little doubt on the facts, and appellant did not contest at trial and does not contest here that he committed the acts with which he is charged. His sole defense was that he was legally insane at the time of the offensé. His appeal is based on the allegation that he did not receive adequate psychiatric assistance to prepare this defense. Due to the absence in the record of certain critical information, we cannot determine at this time whether appellant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Hilton Benn, Jr., United States of America v. James W. HuntCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Harry William TheriaultCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Isaac J. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Ben Thie SchultzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Cleburn Lee Marshall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by37 opinions
- United States v. Willie George ChildressCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Amy Ralston Pofahl, Charles T. Nunn, and Randy WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Lawrence Daniel Caldwell, A/K/A Thomas E. Morgan, (Two Cases). United States of America v. Eros A. Timm, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. McArthur Edwards, AKA Edwards McArthur and Charles Darnell WardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. John Andrew Greschner, Ronnie Joe CriswellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
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