Legal Opinion

United States v. Andrews

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 8, 2011No. Criminal Action 09-261Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

The Government has moved in limine to exclude from trial psychiatric or psychological evidence offered by the Defendant, Dee Lynn Andrews, for the purpose of negating the mens rea element of the offenses for which she is charged, namely the specific intent to defraud. For the reasons set forth below, I will grant the motion.

I. Background

On April 21, 2009, a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Andrews with three counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1349 and three counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. Willie George ChildressCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  2. United States v. Karen CameronCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Pohlot, StephenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  4. United States v. John G. Bennett, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. SchneiderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997

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