UNITED STATES v. FIELDING

Cr. No. 299-54.

148 F.Supp. 46 (1957)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. James FIELDING, Defendant.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

January 15, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Arthur McLaughlin, Asst. U. S. Atty., for the District of Columbia.

Charles B. Sullivan, Jr., Washington, D. C., for defendant.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This case is before the Court on the defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which would adjudge the defendant not guilty on the ground of insanity.

The defendant was tried on a charge of murder in the first degree. That he committed the homicide was not denied. He contended, however, first, that the homicide did not amount to murder in the first degree; and, second, that he was insane when it was committed. The...

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