Legal Opinion
Billy Jack Phillips v. The United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1962No. 6858PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
This appeal in forma pauperis is from a judgment and sentence on a jury verdict for the interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 2312.
At the outset, the defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, i. e., criminal irresponsibility for the offense charged. The initial question is whether the evidence of mental illness was sufficient to dissipate the legal presumption of sanity, and cast upon the government the burden to prove criminal responsibility, as an essential element of the offense, beyond a reasonable doubt. See Davis…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Bryan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Tatum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- United States v. Donald Kenneth CurrensCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by28 opinions
- David W. Wion v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Lyle B. Snider, United States of America v. Lyle B. Snider, and Sue T. SniderCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Charles Anthony HartfieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Donald F. Bettenhausen and Bernice A. BettenhausenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- James L. Otney v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
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