Legal Opinion
Chrisp Heard, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 14, 1965No. 18290PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant was convicted on nine counts of an indictment charging violations of 68A Stat. 551 (1954), as amended, 26 U.S.C. § 4705(a) (1958), 68A Stat. 550 (1954), as amended, 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a) (1958), and 70 STAT. 570 (1956), 21 U.S.C. § 174 (1958), for participation in narcotics transactions on three separate occasions. The principal issue on appeal is whether the evidence required the District Court to instruct the jury on criminal responsibility as requested.1 The mental condition relied upon by appellant as the basis for the instruction arises out of his addiction to narcotic drugs.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Ernest McDonald v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Russell E. Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Comer Blocker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- James Castle v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Rubin Sira v. R. Morton, C. Artuz, D. Selsky, and G. GoordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Duane Earl Pope v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Jane Doe v. Robert E. Hampton, Individually and as Chairman, U. S. Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Thomas H. Washington, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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