Legal Opinion
Melvin J. Skipper v. Dr. John P. Shovlin, Superintendent, Farview State Hospital, Waymart, Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 21, 1966No. 15823_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STALEY, Chief Judge.
In 1949 Melvin J. Skipper pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and other offenses. He was sentenced to serve not less than five nor more than twenty years. Though he was subsequently released on parole, he was later reincarcerated for parole violations. In 1964, while serving the balance of his sentence, the superintendent of the prison where he was being detained petitioned the state courts pursuant to § 344 of the Mental Health Act, as amended, 50 Purdon’s Pa.Stat.Ann. § 1224 (Supp.1965), 1 to commit Skipper to a state mental hospital. Subsequently,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States of America Ex Rel. Carl G. Gerchman v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Commonwealth v. BallemSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Tate v. ShovlinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Walters v. McKinnisDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1915
3Cited by2 opinions
- Stuebig v. HammelDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- James Strowder v. Dr. John P. Shovlin, Superintendent, Fairview State Hospital, Waymart, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967