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BLOCKER v. UNITED STATES

No. 17346.

320 F.2d 800 (1963)

Comer BLOCKER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 3, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James J. Bierbower, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court) for appellant.

Mr. Max Frescoln, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., Frank Q. Nebeker and Frederick G. Smithson, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and FAHY and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.

BAZELON, Chief Judge.

Appellant was indicted for first degree murder, found guilty by a jury of second degree murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum sentence of ten years.

At trial the defense of insanity was raised. A psychiatrist and two psychologists testified that appellant was psychotic and that there was a causal relationship between his mental condition and the alleged crime. A second psychiatrist testified that appellant was "suffering...

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