Legal Opinion
United States v. Westcott
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 24, 1996No. 94-2759PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’KELLEY, District Judge:
Defendant-appellant Stuart Martin West-cott appeals pretrial rulings of the district court regarding evidence and jury instructions. Defendant entered a conditional plea, pleading guilty to two counts of falsely pretending to be a Special Agent of the United States Secret Service, while reserving his right to appeal the challenged pretrial rulings.
The main issue on appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion in ruling that, if defendant introduced certain psychiatric testimony, the court would instruct the jury regarding the insanity defense. We…
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