Legal Opinion
Thomas H. Adams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 13, 1969No. 22046PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
The appellant contends that the trial court erred as a matter of law in rejecting his insanity defense. The case arises from the hold-up of a National Capital Housing Authority office on June 21, 1967. Four employees witnessed the robbery and getaway, at least one of whom saw the license plate of the rented car in which the hold-up man drove away. The appellant was arrested several hours later when he attempted to pay the rental fee for the car.
After a trial without a jury, Adams was convicted for robbery of property belonging to the United States, assault with a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Ernest McDonald v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Thomas H. Washington, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Charles W. Douglas v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Francina King v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States v. William BennettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Daniel M. EichbergCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Thomas L. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Elroy F. CarterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Arthur L. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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