Legal Opinion
Horton v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 29, 1991No. 91-388, 91-397 and 91-434PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
William Horton is a defendant under indictment for second-degree murder who is free on personal recognizance. He intends to enter a defense of not guilty by reason of insanity. Before us are two interlocutory appeals and a petition for a writ of mandamus. They arise as a result of a trial court grant of a government motion to require Horton to submit himself to St. Elizabeths Hospital for an in-patient productivity examination, not to exceed sixty days. 1
We dismiss appeal No. 91-397 for lack of jurisdiction and No. 91-388 as moot, and deny the writ of mandamus. In…
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- Smith v. PollinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
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