UNITED STATES v. WILSON

No. 79-5302.

629 F.2d 439 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joyce L. WILSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horace W. Baggot, Jr., Richard S. Dodge, Dayton, Ohio, for defendant-appellant.

James C. Cissell, U. S. Atty., Dayton, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CELEBREZZE, MERRITT and JONES, Circuit Judges.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Joyce Wilson, appeals her jury conviction of second degree murder in the shooting death of Gary W. Gates and the life sentence imposed by the District Court on the conviction. At trial the defendant's sole defense was that she was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found that she was suffering from mental illness but that she was capable of conforming her conduct to the requirements of the law and knew her actions were...

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