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WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 16819.

312 F.2d 862 (1962)

Dallas O. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 23, 1962.

Petition for Rehearing Denied January 16, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James J. Laughlin, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Mr. Anthony G. Amsterdam, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., Nathan J. Paulson, Asst. U. S. Atty. at the time of argument, and Frederick G. Smithson, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WASHINGTON, BURGER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

Petition for Rehearing En Banc Denied En Banc January 16, 1963.

WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

On March 15, 1961, Dallas O. Williams shot and killed two men. He was committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital under 18 U.S.C. § 4244 for mental examination to determine whether he was competent to stand trial. That examination disclosed that he was competent and the District Judge so found. A seven-day trial followed, during which Williams relied primarily on the defense...

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