De Marcos v. Overholser

ARNOLD, Associate Justice.

Appellant, who is confined in St. Elizabeths Hospital on the ground that he is of unsound mind and that his release would be dangerous, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The court dismissed the petition and discharged the writ. The sole ground of error presented by counsel, appointed to represent the indigent petitioner in this court, is that the court failed to submit the issue of appellant’s sanity to the Commission on Mental Health in the District of Columbia.

Petitioner repudiated the argument of his counsel and presented independent briefs and…