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UNITED STATES v. COLLIER

No. 71-1901.

453 F.2d 1173 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. D. COLLIER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 4, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Jacobs, Tallahassee, Fla. (court appointed), Wilfred C. Varn, Tallahassee, Fla. (co-counsel court-appointed), Ervin, Pennington, Varn & Jacobs, Tallahassee, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

William H. Stafford, Jr., U. S. Atty., Clinton Ashmore, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents a further opportunity to consider the sufficiency of evidence of insanity as a defense to a criminal prosecution for murder on the high seas, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1111.

The appellant, J. D. Collier, signed on as a member of the crew of a fishing boat, the Isaac S. Boles, operating out of Panama City, Florida. On the morning of October 14, 1966, the master of the vessel...

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