Legal Opinion
Marcey v. Harris
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 10, 1968No. Habeas Corpus No. 140-68PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to set aside and vacate the petitioner’s commitment for a mental examination in connection with a criminal charge pending against him, involving murder in the first degree. A writ has been issued and this matter is before the Court on the return to the writ. The salient facts are few and undisputed.
By a recent Act of Congress, (Act of Dec. 27, 1967, Public Law No. 90-226, 81 Stat. 735) a new sub-section was added to District of Columbia Code, Section 24-301. The new sub-section (j) reads as follows:
“Insanity…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lewis R. Winn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Larry Edward Alexander v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Jacob Calloway v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Battle v. CameronDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1966
3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. HolmesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969