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authority type
case
jurisdiction
federal_nationwide
publication status
published_united_states_reports
precedential status
binding
decision or issuance date
1994-06-24
subsequent history
Official source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
negative treatment status
Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations
Use only for the bounded propositions and limitations stated in the linked canonical modules.

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Linked modules

Shannon v. United States

Holding used

No general federal jury instruction on insanity-acquittee commitment consequences, with a bounded corrective-instruction situation for a false impression of immediate release.

Material limitation

The actual arguments, instruction request, and misstatement determine whether a correction is implicated.

Official source and pinpoints

512 U.S. 573, 579–88 (1994): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-512/pdf/USREPORTS-512-573.pdf