Legal Opinion
In Re Rosenfield
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 13, 1957No. 119-57PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This proceeding came on for hearing on a return to a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner, having been acquitted in this court on five indictments on the ground of insanity, was committed to Saint Elizabeths Hospital for the mentally ill. He now seeks an unconditional release from the institution.
The petitioner was charged in five indictments with housebreaking and larceny. Each specified a separate housebreaking and larceny connected therewith. The cases were tried jointly on December 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1956, and the trial resulted in a verdict of not guilty on the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Clarence L. Wright v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Monte W. Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Comer Blocker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
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