Thompson v. Yuen

Petitioner-appellant Richard Thompson (hereinafter appellant) appeals the order denying his petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus brought against respondent-appellees George Yuen, Director of Health, State of Hawaii, and Lee Wheeler, Director of the Hawaii State Hospital in Kaneohe, Hawaii (hereinafter appellees). We affirm.

Appellant was charged with Criminal Trespass in the First Degree in Honolulu District Court on May 4, 1976. Pursuant to appel lant’s request for mental examination, a three-member sanity commission was appointed and a report was submitted to the court. The report concluded…