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U.S. v. KNOTT

No. 88-3186.

894 F.2d 1119 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Gerald KNOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 26, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew N. Bates, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Eugene, Or., for defendant-appellant.

Thomas M. Coffin, Asst. U.S. Atty., Eugene, Or., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, TANG and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

We consider here the effect of a defendant's voluntary intoxication and drug use on his insanity defense under the Insanity Defense Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. § 17.

BACKGROUND

Robert Gerald Knott and his accomplice Jeffrey Frost indulged in a nine-day crime spree that included several kidnappings.

Prior to the kidnappings that are the subject of this case, the pair kidnapped an elderly couple in Nevada, stole...

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