Legal Opinion
Rudolph N. Thornton v. Honorable Howard F. Corcoran
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 3, 1969No. 21974PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
After the Court of General Sessions bound the petitioner over to the grand jury for action on a complaint charging him with the rape of an 11-year-old girl, Rudolph N. Thornton requested a preindictment mental examination under 24 D.C.Code § 301(a) (1967). The District Court ordered him committed for 60 days to Saint Elizabeths Hospital for an examination to determine not only his competency to stand trial but also whether Thornton was suffering from a mental illness at the time of the alleged offense. During that period he requested the district judge to order the…
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