United States v. Jerry Neale Albright

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Whether the defendant’s right not to be compelled to incriminate himself was violated by requiring him to submit to a psychiatric examination, the results of which were used to overcome his defense of insanity is the principal question presented to us in this appeal. Defendant was found guilty of multiple charges of forging and uttering forged United States postal money orders, with intent to defraud, notwithstanding his defense of insanity. We affirm the judgment entered on his conviction.

On the day that defendant’s trial began, his counsel disclosed that defendant…