Murray v. Director of Patuxent Institution

On October 11, 1961, Roosevelt Murray, having been found to be a defective delinquent, was committed to the Patuxent Institution for an indeterminate period without either maximum or minimum limits. And on November 10, 1961, he applied to this Court for leave to appeal.

In his application, the applicant, in asserting that he was “denied due process of law” at the hearing, contends (i) that he was “not granted his choice of counsel”; (ii) that he was “denied a psychiatrist of his own choice”; (iii) that he was “never formally arraigned”; (iv) that he was “not served with a copy” of the report…