U.S. v. WALLACE

No. 87-1284.

845 F.2d 1471 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Judy Ann WALLACE a/k/a Robyn Shawnee Jackson, Robin Shawnee Jackson, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Bennett, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellant.

Guy R. Cook, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Judy Ann Wallace appeals from final orders entered in the District Court1 for the Southern District of Iowa (1) upholding the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 4243(d), which imposes the burden of proof upon an insanity acquittee to establish that he or she should not be civilly committed, and (2) committing her to the custody of the attorney general for treatment. For reversal, appellant argues...

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