KIRKWOOD v. HARRIS

No. 14887-4.

229 F.Supp. 904 (1964)

Eugene KIRKWOOD, Petitioner, v. Dr. J. D. HARRIS, Warden Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, Respondent.

United States District Court W. D. Missouri, W. D.

May 26, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Kirkwood, pro se.

F. Russell Millin, U. S. Atty., by William A. Kitchen, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for respondent.


BECKER, District Judge.

On March 20, 1964, the petitioner herein, an inmate of the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this Court seeking his immediate release from custody.

The petition alleged:

1. That petitioner was presently insane, that he was insane at the time of the offense, that his insanity was of long standing, and that therefore his commitment was unconstitutional...

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