· 12/3/1973
United States v. Marshall Crosby Milne
Citations
- 487 F.2d 1232
- 1973 U.S. App. LEXIS 6728
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- recognizing the rule accepted in most jurisdictions that lay opinion as to a person’s sanity is admissible if the witness is sufficiently acquainted with the person involved and has observed his conduct near the time of the offense
- reversing conviction because trial court precluded lay witnesses from rendering an opinion that defendant was insane
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Judges: Ainsworth, Gewin, Morgan
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