United States v. Gillespie

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

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JOHN W. OLIVER, District Judge.

This case presents the question of what disposition should be made, in light of the command of Section 3401, Title 42, United States Code, of an indictment pending against a defendant who has been civilly committed under the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act. That section declares that “[I]t is the policy of the Congress that certain persons charged with or convicted of violating Federal criminal laws, who are determined to be addicted to narcotic drugs, and likely to be rehabilitated through treatment, should, in lieu of prosecution or…