Legal Opinion
United States v. Daniel Jackson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 4, 1977No. 76-1077PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
The issue raised in this appeal is whether a person found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity, who suffers from mental retardation rather than a mental disease, is subject to indeterminate commitment to a hospital for the mentally ill under D.C.Code § 24-301(d) (1973).1
Appellant Daniel Jackson was indicted on July 15, 1968, and charged with first degree burglary and rape. A defense motion for a mental observation was granted on August 2, 1968,2 by then Chief Judge Edward Cur-ran of the district court.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Alan McSurely and Margaret McSurely v. John J. McClellanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- James Powell v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Johnie B. Wilson v. Jack Duckworth and Indiana Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Jeffrey I. CohenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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