United States v. Beatty, No. 09-5688 (6th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseThe defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity after being charged with 2002 bank robbery and remanded to a federal facility under 18 U.S.C. 4243. Previous conditional releases have been revoked for noncompliance with conditions relating to substance abuse. The district court refused to grant unconditional release and the Sixth Circuit affirmed. The defendant would be entitled to discharge if he established by clear and convincing evidence that he has recovered his sanity or is no longer dangerous. He has been diagnosed with several conditions over the years and argued that the current diagnosis, antisocial personality disorder, did not qualify as a mental disease or defect under the statute. Considering his history, the court held that the defendant had not met his burden of proof.
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