Court Opinion

ID: 9460708
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 21:58:17.679978+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:36:44.758586
License: Public Domain

*514ORDER ON REHEARING
For the most part, matters presented on the Government’s petition for rehearing may be considered by the district court in determining whether the results of the independent psychiatric examination will justify vacating the judgment. We repeat what we said in the main opinion: that a new trial should be granted if the psychiatrist’s report of examination, read against the background of the evidence at the trial, discloses the existence of a substantial question of criminal responsibility.
We think a word need be added for the guidance of the district court and appellant’s counsel relating to proper physical arrangements for the independent psychiatric examination in light of appellant’s present incarceration: the function of making these arrangements falls within the discretion of the district court.
We deny the petition for rehearing.