Legal Opinion
Haywood Curry v. Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 23, 1960No. 15848PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This is a habeas corpus case. Appellant, who seeks to be released from St. Elizabeths Hospital, appeals from the judgment of the District Court denying his petition. The court found that Curry had been validly committed pursuant to Section 301(d) of Title 24, D.C.Code (Supp. VIII, 1960); that he is presently suffering from an abnormal mental condition, and would be dangerous to himself and others if released; and that the respondent hospital superintendent was not arbitrary or capricious in recommending that release be denied.
Appellant was indicted in 1957 for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- George Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Charles W. Douglas v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Clarence L. Wright v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Donald Ragsdale v. Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital v. John D. LeachCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Charles C. Rouse v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- John A. Naples v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Winfred Overholser v. Herbert T. O'BeirneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- United States v. VelaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Ferdi A. Miller v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
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