Kimball v. Pelosi

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus directed to the acting superintendent of the state hospital for mental diseases. The petitioner, a person awaiting trial on six criminal indictments, was confined in the criminal insane ward of said hospital at the time of the filing of his petition pursuant to an order of the presiding justice of the superior court entered under G. L. 1956, §§26-4-3 and 26-4-4. Said sections provide for detention in such ward of any person awaiting trial or imprisoned who after examination is found by such justice to be insane or idiotic.

The petitioner alleges…