Neely v. United States

MILLER, Associate Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. On appeal the judgment was affirmed1 and the Supreme Court denied certiorari.2 Thereafter, he petitioned for a writ de lunático inquirendo. In his petition he requested: (1) That the Court enter an order directing the Commission on Mental Health for the District of Columbia to examine into the mental condition of appellant and report the results of such examination to the Court; (2) as an alternative, that the Court direct the employment at public expense of a physician to examine into the…