Legal Opinion
Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths Hospital v. Carolyn Mullen, A/K/A Rita Raymond
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 2, 1967No. 20308PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
During Mrs. Mullen’s trial without jury in the Court of General Sessions-on a misdemeanor charge of simple assault, 1 the court sua sponte adjourned the proceedings and committed her to Saint Elizabeths Hospital under D.C. Code § 24-301 (a) (1961) [hereinafter Subsection (a)] for a determination of her competency to stand trial. 2 The hos pital reported her competent. But it also reported that she suffered from a “personality pattern disturbance, paranoid personality,” both at the time of the examination and at the time of the offense. The court thereupon found her…
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3Cited by66 opinions
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