Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David John MURDOCH, Defendant-Appellant. (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1996No. 94-10434, 95-10417PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge THOMPSON; Concurrence by Judge WILSON.
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
David John Murdoch was indicted on two counts of attempted murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1113, and two counts of use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Murdoch was found not guilty by reason of insanity *474and was committed to a medical detention facility for an assessment.
After considering two risk assessment reports, the district court determined that Murdoch is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect and, as a result of this…
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