Legal Opinion
Dennis A. Dixon v. Louis Jacobs, Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 10, 1970No. 23378PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
This ease presents several questions concerning the procedure to be followed by Saint Elizabeths Hospital and the District Court when a patient involuntarily committed desires his release. The appellant here was committed to the hospital in 1964, after his acquittal on grounds of insanity of charges of murder and assault with intent to commit carnal knowledge. On May 29, 1969, he petitioned the District Court pro se for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking release from confinement primarily on the ground that he had recovered his sanity and was no longer dangerous to himself…
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