COFFMAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 6628.

290 F.2d 212 (1961)

Carlos COFFMAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

April 28, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tim Robberson, Denver, Colo., for appellant.

George T. Van Bebber, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Kan. (Newell A. George, U. S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MURRAH, Chief Judge, PICKETT, Circuit Judge, and KERR, District Judge.


KERR, District Judge.

Appellant predicates his appeal on the grounds that there was no judicial determination of his mental competency prior to the trial, that there was insufficient evidence to establish his mental competency at the time of the offense or at the time of the trial, and that the court erred in its instructions with respect to the issue of insanity.

A federal grand jury in the District of Kansas indicted appellant on a charge of bank robbery...

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