U.S. v. Sewell, No. 00-1604 (2nd Cir.) (252 F.3d 647) (June 11, 2001) (Judge Rosemary S. Pooler)
Here the Court held that the defense of voluntary intoxication is not a defense to the general intent crime of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a).
In this case, the defendant claimed that the district court erred when it denied him the opportunity to present evidence that he was …
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