CALLOWAY v. UNITED STATES

No. 14877.

270 F.2d 334 (1959)

Jacob CALLOWAY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William T. Hannan (appointed by this court), Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Samuel G. Foshee and Kent D. Thorup, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. John D. Lane, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, BAZELON and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted of an assault with a dangerous weapon upon his estranged wife.

Before trial his court-appointed counsel moved for determination of defendant's mental competency to stand trial. As ground for this motion, counsel alleged, inter alia, that the defendant "failed to respond logically to questions put to him * * * [that he] seemed dazed and detached and unable to orientate himself to the fact that he was being...

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