Legal Opinion

United States v. Judy Ann Wallace A/K/A Robyn Shwanee Jackson, Robin Shawnee Jackson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 25, 1988No. 87-1284PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Judy Ann Wallace appeals from final orders entered in the District Court 1 for the Southern District of Iowa (1) upholding the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 4243(d), which imposes the burden of proof upon an insanity acquittee to establish that he or she should not be civilly committed, and (2) committing her to the custody of the attorney general for treatment. For reversal, appellant argues that (1) 18 U.S.C. § 4243(d) is unconstitutional, and (2) the district court disregarded the overwhelming and uncontradicted evidence that she was not suffering from…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. David Earl WattletonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  2. United States v. Coy Ray PhelpsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  3. Green v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental RetardationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  4. United States v. WeedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. Robert Dean ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990

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