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U.S. v. Gonyea, No. 96-2267 (6th Cir.) (140 F.3d 649) (April 2, 1998) (Judge Allen E. Norris)

Case held that since bank robbery was a general intent crime the defense of diminished capacity was not available.

Case noted that, although the diminished capacity defense lacks a universally accepted definition, it is usually offered to negate the mens rea element. (Id., at 650, n. 2). The Court then ...

 

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