Legal Opinion
Leonard W. Collins v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 21, 1967No. 20371_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant appeals from the dismissal of a writ of habeas corpus seeking his release from St. Elizabeths Hospital where he was committed pursuant to D.C.Code § 24-301(d) after being found not guilty by reason of insanity on a charge of second degree murder.
The evidence before the District Judge consisted of the statutory certificate of the Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital, D.C.Code § 24-301(e) ; testimony of Appellant and a staff psychiatrist taken at the hearing; and a report of an independent psychiatric examination conducted by the Legal Psychiatric Services.…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Donald Ragsdale v. Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Dewitt Easter v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital v. John D. LeachCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Winfred Overholser v. Herbert T. O'BeirneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Bethea v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re BurtonOhio Supreme Court · 1984
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Wolonsky v. BalsonOhio Court of Appeals · 1976
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981