Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Overholser
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 9, 1950No. 339PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
A petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed in the District Court by Ray M. Stewart on August 23, 1948, alleging his illegal confinement at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington by its Superintendent. The petition states he was confined because of alleged mental incompetency but that “he is of sound mind as he knows right from wrong.” 'He also challenges the validity of his original commitment in 1932. A rule to show cause issued, to which the acting Superintendent filed a return admitting the restraint but denying its illegality. The return recites certain events in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Walker v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Johnson v. EisentragerSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Waley v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Blair-Bey v. QuickCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Donald Ragsdale v. Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Catherine Lake v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Dennis A. Dixon v. Louis Jacobs, Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Winfred Overholser v. Herbert T. O'BeirneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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