Legal Opinion
United States v. Mendelsohn
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 1982No. 80-1186PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
Appellee was charged by information with destruction of property (felony), D.C. Code 1981, § 22-403, and attempted second-degree burglary, id., §§ 22-103, —1801. In a bench trial on stipulated facts, appellee was found not guilty by reason of insanity. In light of what is termed “an extraordinary set of circumstances,” the trial court ordered appellee committed under D.C.Code 1981, § 24-301(d)(l), and then immediately released him unconditionally under id., § 24-301(d)(2).1 The government appeals from the trial court’s release determination on the ground that the court…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Archie W. BrawnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Reese v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- United States v. MendelsohnDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982