Legal Opinion
Howard v. Overholser
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 30, 1942No. 8120PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.
The proceeding is in habeas corpus. The petition was filed in August, 1941, in forma pauperis and in propria persona. Petitioner was then, as now and since August, 1940, a person adjudicated of unsound mind, confined in respondent’s custody at St. Elizabeths Hospital.
The circumstances leading to commitment and the filing of this petition were shortly as follows. In March, 1940, petitioner was arrested for the murder of his mother. Her body was found in a residence which she owned, and occupied with him at 815 Taylor Street Northwest, Washington. He admitted killing…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Andrews v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Fitts v. McGheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Riley v. New York Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Dorsey v. GillCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Genevieve R. Dooling v. Winfred OverholserCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- De Marcos v. OverholserCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Overholser v. TreiblyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Commonwealth ex rel. Swann v. ShovlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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