Legal Opinion
Aaron Proctor v. David W. Harris
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 29, 1969No. 20986_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge:
The Appellant has been and is confined in St. Elizabeths Hospital pursuant to a commitment under 24 D.C.Code § 301(d) (1967) 1 following a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity on charges of carrying a dangerous weapon and assault.
Appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus2 alleging he had recovered, was not dangerous, and was eligible for release. He requested an independent psychiatric examination contending that he had been confined for more than nine months and had not received an independent examination. See Watson v. Cameron, 114 U.S.App.D.C. 151,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States Ex Rel. Smith v. BaldiSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Thomas H. Washington, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Catherine Lake v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- Justus v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- State v. DillonIdaho Supreme Court · 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Ronald James Dessus v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Collins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
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