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WILLIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 15607.

285 F.2d 663 (1960)

Kenneth WILLIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Morton Liftin, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Mr. Lewis Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Mr. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Mr. Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRETTYMAN, Chief Judge, and WASHINGTON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.

PRETTYMAN, Chief Judge.

Appellant Willis was indicted for the illegal sale of narcotics.1 Prior to trial his attorney (court-appointed) filed a motion for a mental examination to ascertain his competency to stand trial and his mental condition at the time of the alleged offense. The motion was unopposed. Willis was ordered committed to D. C. General Hospital for examination, but the order referred only to mental competency to stand trial...

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