Legal Opinion

Battle v. Cameron

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 14, 1966No. 461-66PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is a writ of habeas corpus issued upon the petition of a person who has been committed by another Judge of this Court to Saint Elizabeths Hospital for a mental examination in connection with a criminal charge pending against him.

The defendant was indicted on a charge of murder in the second degree and was released on bail. Counsel for the defendant gave notice that he intended to interpose the defense of insanity. This notice was given in the form of a motion for a separate trial on the issues of the commission of the , crime and insanity. The form of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Holt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  2. Jim B. Edmonds v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. Billy G. ByersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  2. United States v. William BennettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  3. Larry Edward Alexander v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
  4. United States v. BabbidgeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
  5. United States v. WilsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969

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