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OVERHOLSER v. DE MARCOS

No. 8902.

149 F.2d 23 (1945)

OVERHOLSER, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital, v. DE MARCOS.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided April 23, 1945.

Writ of Certiorari Denied June 18, 1945.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles B. Murray, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Edward M. Curran, United States Attorney, and John P. Burke, Assistant United States Attorney, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. William E. Leahy, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Nicholas J. Chase and George A. Parker, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MILLER, EDGERTON and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.

Writ of Certiorari Denied June 18, 1945. See 65 S.Ct. 1579.

ARNOLD, Associate Justice.

The respondent, Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital, appeals from an order in a habeas corpus proceeding discharging the petitioner from custody on the ground that petitioner is sane. In his answer respondent states that petitioner has been under the care and observation of physicians on the staff of St. Elizabeths Hospital, to which he was committed in accordance...

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