UNITED STATES v. MEAGHER

No. 75-1338.

531 F.2d 752 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Joseph MEAGHER, a/k/a William Joseph Mayher, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudy Hernandez, Jacksonville, Fla. (Court appointed), for defendant-appellant.

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Robert S. Yerkes, Ernst D. Mueller, Asst. U. S. Attys., Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, MORGAN and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

In a non-jury trial, defendant William Joseph Meagher was convicted on January 15, 1975 of robbing the Florida Northside Bank of Jacksonville, Florida. The only defense raised by defendant was insanity at the time of the offense. Defendant supported this defense with the testimony of nine medical witnesses; the government rebutted defendant's claim of insanity through the testimony of six medical witnesses and eight lay witnesses. On...

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