HEARD v. UNITED STATES

No. 22356.

419 F.2d 682 (1969)

Chrisp HEARD, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William H. Allen, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), with whom Messrs. Peter J. Nickles and Henry Goldberg, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Robert P. Watkins, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, and David C. Woll, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. John D. Aldock, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and McGOWAN and LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is the second appeal from the denial of appellant's motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 attacking his 1963 conviction for the sale of narcotics.1 Appellant's principal defense at trial was insanity. On direct appeal from the conviction this court sustained the trial court's ruling that the evidence of insanity was insufficient to require an insanity instruction.2 Rehearing en banc of the direct...

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