UNITED STATES v. WADE

No. 71-2316.

489 F.2d 258 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Don WADE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan E. Johnson (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

William John Rathje, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Atty., Eric A. Nobles, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and POWELL, District Judge.


PER CURIAM :

Here we revisit Wade v. United States, 426 F.2d 64 (9th Cir. 1970). Therein we changed our definition of mental responsibility in criminal cases.

Now we are mainly concerned with the trial court's compelling the defendant to submit to examination by court-appointed psychiatrists on the pain of losing the right to present a defense of insanity. The order appointing psychiatrists

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