Legal Opinion
United States v. Pardue
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 1, 1973No. Crim. 12758PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
Z AMP ANO, District Judge.
This case again “demonstrates in the strongest terms the glaring need for federal legislation in regard to long-term detention for treatment of mentally incompetent defendants.” United States v. Walker, 335 F.Supp. 705 (N.D.Cal. 1971). It is indeed lamentable when a federal judge, in his attempt to provide for the care of a pretrial detainee who is mentally ill, is confronted with the following painful alternatives: either to authorize the continued incarceration of a defendant in violation of his constitutional rights, or to release him into…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Greenwood v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. JacksonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1969
- Isaiah Henry v. Dr. P. J. Ciccone, Director, United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. WalkerDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Kenneth Donaldson v. J. B. O'connor, M.D. And John Gumanis, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Welsch v. LikinsDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1974
- Eckerhart v. HensleyDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1979
- Marshall v. KortSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Haywood Williams, Jr. v. Elliot L. Richardson, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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