Legal Opinion
United States v. Andrew Anthony Manetta
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1977No. 76-2452PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
On April 19-21, 1976, Andrew Anthony Manetta stood trial in the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia for a November 11, 1974, knife assault on Charles Norgaard while both were incarcerated in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia. Manetta’s trial defense was insanity, and he presented evidence, both expert and lay, that on November 11, 1974, he was legally insane — that is, because of a mental disease or defect, he lacked substantial capacity either to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of…
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