United States v. John W. Hinckley, Jr. United States of America v. John W. Hinckley, Jr

Opinion PER CURIAM.

On March 30, 1981, the President of the United States, his Press Secretary, a Secret Service agent, and a Metropolitan Police Department officer were shot in an assassination attempt in front of the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. A suspect, John W. Hinckley, Jr., was apprehended on the scene and taken into custody. Hinckley has been charged with three federal 1 and five District of Columbia offenses. 2 In a pretrial • ruling, 3 the district court suppressed certain evidence that it found had been obtained in violation of the constitutional protections against compelled…