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263 F.2d 901

Docket No. 14679.

Niport v. United States

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued Nov. 25, 1958.

Decided Feb. 12, 1959.

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1959-02-12

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 1959

1 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1959-02-12

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¶1Mr. William E. Owen, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Ralph Stein, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

¶2Mr. Harry T. Alexander, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for ap-pellee.

¶3Before Wilbur K. Miller, Dana-her and Bastían, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5Appellant was convicted of the crimes of robbery and carrying a dangerous weapon,1 and received concurrent sentences.

¶6On this appeal, he urges that the Government failed to prove that the alleged crime was not the product of a mental disease or mental defect. The Government’s testimony on the issue of insanity was offered by a number of lay witnesses and a qualified psychiatrist. On the part of appellant, there was opposing testimony, both lay and psychiatric. The issue was clearly one for the jury, whose verdict was decisive following instructions which we find were proper, fair and adequate.

¶7We have examined the other points raised on the appeal and find no error affecting substantial rights.

¶8Affirmed.

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