Legal Opinion
Helen Frigillana v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 19, 1962No. 16493PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge.
An indictment returned November 10, 1952, charged that Helen Frigillana murdered Etta M. Mitchell on October 10, 1952. In early 1953 Mrs. Frigillana was adjudged mentally incompetent to stand trial and was committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital. In April, 1961, having been found competent to stand trial, she was tried and convicted of second degree murder. Pending this appeal, Mrs. Frigil-lana has been confined in St. Elizabeths.
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For some years prior to the date of the crime, appellant had been employed at St. Elizabeths Hospital as a nurses’ aide or attendant. She…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- United States v. SpauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United States v. Donald Kenneth CurrensCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Russell E. Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Thomas H. Adams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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