UNITED STATES v. FRATUS

No. 75-3186.

530 F.2d 644 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Weston FRATUS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore Klein, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Robert W. Rust, U.S. Atty., Don R. Boswell, Michael P. Sullivan, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, TUTTLE and GEE, Circuit Judges:


TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d), for bank robbery with a dangerous weapon. Following his indictment, appellant Fratus entered a plea of not guilty, and counsel was appointed for him. Upon the district court's determination that Fratus was competent to stand trial, the case proceeded to trial and a jury rejected his insanity defense, returning a verdict of guilty as to both counts. The district court...

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