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United States v. Pohlot

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United States v. Pohlot
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Full case name United States v. Pohlot
ArguedDecember 18, 1986
DecidedAugust 25, 1987
Citations827 F.2d 889; 56 USLW 2153; 23 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1121
Court membership
Judges sittingA. Leon Higginbotham Jr., Edward R. Becker, Edward Dumbauld (W.D. Pa.)
Case opinions
MajorityBecker, joined by a unanimous court

United States v. Pohlot, 827 F.2d 889 (3d Cir. 1987),[1] is a criminal case that summarized diverse uses of the expression "diminished capacity".[2]: 661 

References

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  1. ^ United States v. Pohlot, 827 F.2d 889 (3d Cir. 1987).
  2. ^ Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, ISBN 978-1-4548-0698-1, [1]
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