Legal Opinion

United States v. Alan Bronk Minor

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 13, 1972No. 71-2748PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELL, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding Minor guilty on an indictment which charged him with robbery of the Dade Federal Savings and Loan Association. 18 U.S.C.A. § 2113(a). We reverse for a new trial.

There was little question of appellant having committed the robbery. The defense was insanity at the time of the commission of the robbery. The gist of the defense was lack of mental capacity to appreciate the' criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct at the time to the requirements of law. Blake v. United States, 5 Cir.,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. John Joseph Blake v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. Dale Estin Birdsell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  5. United States v. James L. HarperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Edward Grady PartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  2. United States v. Russell Lamar DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. United States v. Louis Phillip Paquet, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Louis Phillip Paquet, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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