Legal Opinion
Winfred Overholser v. Herbert T. O'Beirne
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 8, 1962No. 16352_1PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*853BURGER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Dr. Winfred Overholser, Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D. C., from an order in a habeas corpus proceeding directing release of Herbert T. O’Beirne, who had been committed to his custody under § 24-301, D.C.Code, following a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity on a larceny charge.1 Thereafter he unsuccessfully sought his release on four occasions. Early in 1961 a fifth 2 petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed requesting, among other things, the appointment of counsel and independent psychiatric examination. The…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Archibald Lyles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- George Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Charles W. Douglas v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Donald Ragsdale v. Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Charles C. Rouse v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Bethea v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- United States v. Lavance Greene, United States of America v. Randolph GreeneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
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