Legal Opinion
Robertson v. Cameron
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 20, 1963No. 176-63PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
On February 1, 1960, the petitioner, Stanley V. Robertson, threw a brick through a drugstore window, reached for some of the contents of the store and stole seven watches which he was able to grab through the opening. He was indicted on charges of housebreaking and larceny, and was found not guilty on the ground of insanity on April 12,1961. As is required by the mandatory provisions of the local statute, he was forthwith committed to Saint Elizabeths Hospital for the mentally ill, D.C.Code, Section 24-301 (c). He has filed a petition before this Court for a writ of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Donald Ragsdale v. Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital v. John D. LeachCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Egan v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1958
- Dell Publishing Co. v. SummerfieldDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1961
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Newton v. BrooksOregon Supreme Court · 1967
- Farrant v. BennettDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1966
- Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Schauer v. SmeltzerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Holderbaum v. WatkinsOhio Supreme Court · 1975
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