United States v. Allen Gordon Sims

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• refusal to issue subpoena is \clearly appropriate\ when the defendant \has failed to make a satisfactory showing\ that the presence of the witness is necessary to an adequate defense
• district court abused its discretion in ruling testimony of prospective defense witnesses not relevant under Rule 17 because testimony would have concerned defendant’s mental state five months prior to crime charged; held testimony relevant in establishing defendant's insanity defense

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