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FISHER v. UNITED STATES

No. 18102.

334 F.2d 555 (1964)

William V. FISHER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 23, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Arnold A. Stahl, Washington, D. C. (appointed by the District Court), with whom Mr. William R. Durland, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. B. Michael Rauh, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker and Victor W. Caputy, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FAHY, BURGER and McGOWAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was found guilty of arson after a jury trial. His principal defense was that by reason of mental disease he was not criminally responsible. All contentions on appeal are directly or indirectly related to his claim of mental disease.

Appellant contemplated calling certain experts, other than psychiatrists, to lay a foundation for a claim that he suffered from toxic psychosis brought on by long exposure to insecticides and other chemical...

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