United States v. Ronald Marble

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.

D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

Ronald Marble appeals his conviction for bank robbery on the ground that the district court abused its discretion by failing to impose the insanity defense over Marble’s competent objection, or alternatively that the court did not conduct a sufficient hearing to determine the propriety of imposing the defense. See Whalem v. United States, 346 F.2d 812 (D.C.Cir.1965) (en banc); see also United States v. Wright, 627 F.2d 1300 (D.C.Cir.1980) (Wright II); United States v. Robertson, 507 F.2d 1148…