Legal Opinion
United States v. Daniel Clarence Collins, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1974No. 73-2407PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
Daniel Clarence Collins was convicted on a jury verdict of the armed robbery of a bank, the deposits of which were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. That Collins was a participant in the robbery is undisputed; the defense was built around the proposition that as a result of mental disease or defect Collins lacked substantial capacity either to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct or to conform it to the requirements of the law, Blake v. United States, 5 Cir., 1969, 407 F.2d 908 (en banc).
This defense provoked some interesting skirmishes,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- George Lee Mims, Sr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. CovingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- John Joseph Blake v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. James L. HarperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Herbert Lee PittsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- United States v. Andrew Anthony ManettaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- State v. RulloSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
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