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UNITED STATES v. DAVIS

No. 84-2272.

772 F.2d 1339 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele E. Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dan K. Webb, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Daniel G. Martin, Carol A. Brook, Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, and TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant Gerald Davis was convicted of a seven-year scheme to defraud in which he forged and converted to his own use 227 United States Treasury checks payable to his deceased relatives. Prior to trial the government filed a motion in limine to exclude the defendant's proposed insanity defense based on the claim that he was a compulsive gambler. After conducting an extensive evidentiary...

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