Legal Opinion
Charles C. Rouse v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths Hospital
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 4, 1967No. 19-1177PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge.
In this habeas corpus case appellant attacks his confinement in Saint Elizabeths Hospital. He was involuntarily committed1 in November 1962 by the Municipal Court,' now the Court of General Sessions, upon finding him not guilty by reason of insanity of carrying a dangerous weapon, a misdemeanor for which the maximum imprisonment is one year.2 The District Court has held a hearing and denied relief in habeas corpus. It refused to consider appellant’s contention that he has received no psychiatric treatment. The judge said:
My jurisdiction is limited to determining whether…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Greenwood v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by190 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re John Ballay, A/K/A Figeret Hoxha, PatientCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Bayh v. SonnenburgIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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