1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 476 F.2d
  5. 476 F.2d 1137 (1973)
 

UNITED STATES v. CHAVIS

No. 72-1532.

476 F.2d 1137 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America v. Walter J. CHAVIS, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 4, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Turtle, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court) for appellant. Richard C. Johnson, Washington, D. C. (also appointed by this Court), was on the brief for appellant.

Richard L. Beizer, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, and Robert J. Higgins, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief for appellee.

Before McGOWAN, TAMM and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was charged with four counts of assault with intent to commit armed robbery and related offenses.1 There is little doubt on the facts, and appellant did not contest at trial and does not contest here that he committed the acts with which he is charged. His sole defense was that he was legally insane at the time of the offense. His appeal is based on the allegation that he did not receive adequate psychiatric...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases