[DOWNLOAD] "United States V. Wilson" by Sixth Circuit. United States Court Of Appeals * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: United States V. Wilson
Author : Sixth Circuit. United States Court Of Appeals
Release Date : January 03, 1980
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 59 KB

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The defendant, Joyce Wilson, appeals her jury conviction of second degree murder in the shooting death of Gary W. Gates and the life sentence imposed by the District Court on the conviction. At trial the defendant's sole defense was that she was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found that she was suffering from mental illness but that she was capable of conforming her conduct to the requirements of the law and knew her actions were wrong at the time of the shooting. We reverse the judgment below and remand for a new trial because the written interrogatories submitted to the jury incorrectly shifted the burden of proof on the sanity issue to the defendant.