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U.S. v. POHLOT

No. 86-1222.

827 F.2d 889 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. POHLOT, Stephen, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 25, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent L. Gambale (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Edward S.G. Dennis, Jr., U.S. Atty., David E. Fritchey, Sp. Atty., Philadelphia Strike Force, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

James J. Rohn (argued), Baskin, Flaherty, Elliott & Mannino, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM and BECKER, Circuit Judges, and DUMBAULD, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This bizarre case requires us to determine what, if any, evidence of a criminal defendant's mental abnormality is admissible to prove the defendant's lack of specific intent to commit an offense, following the passage of the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-473, Title II, § 402(a), 98 Stat. 2057, § 20, recodified at 18 U.S.C. § 17.

The government contends that such evidence...

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