United States v. Hinckley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) v. ) Criminal No. 81-0306 (PLF) ) JOHN W. HINCKLEY, JR. ) ) ____________________________________) OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the proposal of St. Elizabeths Hospital for the conditional release of John W. Hinckley, Jr. pursuant to 24

D.C. Code § 501(e) – a so-called “(e) proposal” or “(e) letter.”1 This is the latest in a series of proposals submitted by the Hospital to this Court over the years. On each occasion, the Hospital has sought to…