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U.S. v. Kimes, No. 00-5144 (6th Cir.) (246 F.3d 800) (April 13, 2001) (Judge David A. Nelson)

Loaded on May 1, 2001 published in Punch and Jurists May 21, 2001
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mens Rea Element.

In this case a divided panel from the Sixth Circuit held that the crime of assaulting a federal officer, in violation of 18 USC 111(a)(1), is a general intent crime and, accordingly, a defendant charged with that crime cannot raise a diminished mental capacity defense.

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