DaSean A. Jones v. Tami C. Pierce

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• strong showing by defendant and to “all practical intent * * * no contrary evidence”; acquittal required
• strong showing by defendant and to \all practical intent * * * no contrary evidence\; acquittal required
• defendant in District of Columbia must establish insanity by preponderance of evidence
• defendant in District of Columbia must establish insanity by preponderance of evidence
• “Failure on the part of a trial court in a criminal case to ‘instruct on all essential questions of law involved in the case, whether requested or not’ would clearly ‘affect substantial rights’ within the meaning of Rule 52(b).”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).