Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Raymond Figueroa v. Daniel McMann Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 3, 1969No. 547, Docket 33198PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant was indicted for first degree murder in 1962. After pleading not guilty by reason of insanity, he was committed to Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric observation. The hospital’s report indicated that the appellant had a previous history of confinement in a mental hospital, that he had a “soeio-pathic personality with aggressive features and borderline intelligence,” but that he was sufficiently sane to stand trial. In February 1963, the appellant was allowed to plead guilty to second degree murder, and was sentenced to 20 years to life.
On January 11,1966, the appellant asked the New…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harris v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Roberts v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States of America Ex Rel. Granville Boodie, Relator-Appellant v. Ross E. Herold, Director, Dannemora State Hospital, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- United States of America Ex Rel. Louis Roberts v. Hon. J. Edwin Lavallee, Warden of Auburn State Prison, Auburn, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- United States Ex Rel. Kessler v. FayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Edwin Edgar Jones v. Norman Hess and the State of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- Howard Sampson v. Aileene Love, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Allen M. Anderson v. J. Leland Casscles, Superintendent of Great Meadow Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States Ex Rel. Sheldon Leeson v. Daniel E. Damon, Superintendent of Elmira ReformatoryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- James v. CopingerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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