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UNITED STATES v. LAWRANCE

No. 72-1607.

480 F.2d 688 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adam Alex LAWRANCE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 25, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Murray, New Orleans, La. (Court-Appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., Michael H. Ellis, Mary W. Cazalas, Asst. U. S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GOLDBERG and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents an enduring question of evidence law — the admission of evidence of prior similar acts to show state of mind with regard to the crime charged — but in a context different from the usual. Lawrance was charged with selling heroin in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 4704(a) and 4705(a).1 He pleaded insanity but the jury found him guilty. During the trial the government introduced...

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