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THORNTON v. CORCORAN

No. 21974.

407 F.2d 695 (1969)

Rudolph N. THORNTON, Petitioner, v. Honorable Howard F. CORCORAN, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 3, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Allan M. Palmer, Washington, D. C., for the petitioner.

Mr. Roger E. Zuckerman, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the opposition to the petition.

Mr. Sidney Edelman, New York City, filed a brief on behalf of Saint Elizabeths, as amicus curiae.

Mr. William H. Allen, Washington, D. C., filed a brief, as amicus curiae. Mr. William A. Dobrovir, Washington, D. C., was also on the brief, as amicus curiae.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and BURGER and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

After the Court of General Sessions bound the petitioner over to the grand jury for action on a complaint charging him with the rape of an 11-year-old girl, Rudolph N. Thornton requested a preindictment mental examination under 24 D.C.Code § 301(a) (1967). The District Court ordered him committed for 60 days to Saint Elizabeths Hospital for an examination to determine not only his competency to stand trial but also whether Thornton was suffering...

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