1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 373 F.2d
  5. 373 F.2d 451 (1966)
 

ROUSE v. CAMERON

No. 19863.

373 F.2d 451 (1966)

Charles C. ROUSE, Appellant, v. Dale C. CAMERON, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 10, 1966.

As Amended April 4, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward E. O'Neill, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker and Earl J. Silbert, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Oscar Altshuler, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and FAHY and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.

BAZELON, Chief Judge.

In this habeas corpus case appellant attacks his confinement in Saint Elizabeths Hospital. He was involuntarily committed1 in November 1962 by the Municipal Court, now the Court of General Sessions, upon finding him not guilty by reason of insanity of carrying a dangerous weapon, a misdemeanor for which the maximum imprisonment is one year.2 The District Court has held a hearing and denied...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases