Legal Opinion
O'Beirne v. Overholser
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 27, 1961No. 50-61PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is a writ of habeas corpus issued on the application of an inmate of Saint Elizabeths Mental Hospital, claiming that he is unlawfully restrained of his liberty.
On October 18, 1957 the petitioner, Herbert T. O’Beirne, was tried in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, on a charge of petit larceny. In case of conviction, the maximum sentence of imprisonment that could have been imposed on him was for a term of one year. His counsel, however, interjected the issue of insanity. The petitioner was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was thereupon…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Donald Ragsdale v. Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital v. John D. LeachCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital v. Frederick C. LynchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- Egan v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1958
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Winfred Overholser v. Herbert T. O'BeirneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- State v. LewisohnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- Spokane County Legal Services, Inc. v. Legal Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- National Senior Citizens Law Center, Inc. v. Legal Services Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1984
- Nor-Am Agricultural Products, Inc. v. HardinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
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