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GREEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 18176.

349 F.2d 203 (1965)

Lawrence W. GREEN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas G. Shack, Jr., Washington, D. C., appointed by the District Court, for appellant.

Mr. Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Alan Kay and Joseph A. Lowther, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and FAHY, WASHINGTON, DANAHER, BASTIAN, WRIGHT, and McGOWAN, Circuit Judges, sitting

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

This appeal presents an unusual situation — a patient opposing release from St. Elizabeths Hospital.

In 1961 our appellant was found not guilty by reason of insanity on robbery charges and committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital. D.C.CODE § 24-301(d). While still under this commitment, he eloped and perpetrated crimes for which he was convicted in 1963. After this conviction, the Government applied to the District Court for an...

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