JONES v. UNITED STATES, 463 U.S. 354 (1983)

JONES v. UNITED STATES CERTIORARI TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. 81-5195. Argued November 2, 1982 Decided June 29, 1983 Under the District of Columbia Code, a criminal defendant may be acquitted by reason of insanity if his insanity is affirmatively established by a preponderance of the evidence. He is then committed […]

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463 U.S. 354

463 U.S. 354 463 U.S. 354 103 S.Ct. 3043 77 L.Ed.2d 694 Michael JONES, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 81-5195. Argued Nov. 2, 1982. Decided June 29, 1983. Syllabus Under the District of Columbia Code, a criminal defendant may be acquitted by reason of insanity if his insanity is affirmatively established by a preponderance of the evidence. […]

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