United States v. Moore
| United States v. Moore | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Full case name | United States of America v. Raymond Moore |
| Argued | September 10, 1971 |
| Decided | May 14, 1973 |
| Citation | 486 F.2d 1139 |
| Case history | |
| Subsequent history | Certiorari denied, 94 S. Ct. 298 (1973). |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | David L. Bazelon, J. Skelly Wright, Carl E. McGowan, Edward Allen Tamm, Harold Leventhal, Spottswood William Robinson III, George MacKinnon, Roger Robb, Malcolm Richard Wilkey (en banc) |
| Case opinions | |
| Per curiam | |
| Concurrence | Wilkey, joined by MacKinnon, Robb |
| Concurrence | Leventhal, joined by McGowan |
| Concurrence | MacKinnon |
| Concurrence | Robb |
| Dissent | Wright, joined by Bazelon, Tamm, Robinson |
United States v. Moore, 486 F.2d 1139 (D.C. Cir. 1973), was a case decided by the D.C. Circuit that refused to recognize a common law affirmative defense of addiction in a criminal prosecution for the possession of heroin.