Legal Opinion
United States v. Swapna Jain, Acquittee-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 20, 1999No. 98-2203PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
This case tests the limits of a district court’s authority to set conditions of release for a criminal defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity. A federal statute, 42 U.S.C. § 4243, spells out a particular drill for the district court to follow after such a finding. In Dr. Swapna Jain’s case, however, after she had been tried on charges that she transmitted threats of violence through interstate commerce and was found not guilty by reason of insanity, the district court deviated from the prescribed sequence. Furthermore, the court imposed certain…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David John MURDOCH, Defendant-Appellant. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by28 opinions
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