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United States v. The Honorable Robert E. Varner, U. S. District Judge

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 1, 1972No. 72-1200PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RO-NEY, Circuit Judges.

BY THE COURT:

Mrs. Esther McAllister Davis Muncas-ter has federal criminal charges pending against her. By an order entered by District Judge Robert E. Varner under 18 U.S.C. § 4244, she has been ordered committed to a hospital for psychiatric examination and observation on the ground that there is reason to believe her mental condition renders her unable to understand the criminal charges brought against her or to properly assist in her own defense.

Mrs. Muncaster filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in an effort to obtain a review…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Gene A. Krupnick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
  3. Frederick James Caster v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  4. Wells, by Gillig v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
  5. James Henry Meador, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. Kenneth Eugene McEachernCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  2. United States v. William M. Metcalfe, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  3. James Lowell Rose v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  4. State v. MessierCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977
  5. In Re John David NewchurchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

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