Legal Opinion
United States v. Coy Ray Phelps
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1992No. 89-10580PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Coy Ray Phelps, an insanity acquittee, appeals the judgment of the district court denying his release from the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Missouri. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On July 31, 1986, Coy Ray Phelps was found not guilty by reason of insanity on charges of possessing, manufacturing, and placing pipe bombs at five San Francisco locations. 1 Phelps was committed to the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Missouri (“Springfield”) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4243(e). 2
At his…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Weaver v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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- United States v. David Earl WattletonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Catanzaro v. HarryDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2012
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