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CAMERON v. MULLEN

No. 20308.

387 F.2d 193 (1967)

Dale C. CAMERON, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Appellant, v. Carolyn MULLEN, a/k/a Rita Raymond, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 2, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas Lumbard, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. David C. Niblack, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), with whom Mr. Arthur J. Whalen, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, EDGERTON, Senior Circuit Judge, and WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

During Mrs. Mullen's trial without jury in the Court of General Sessions on a misdemeanor charge of simple assault,1 the court sua sponte adjourned the proceedings and committed her to Saint Elizabeths Hospital under D.C. Code § 24-301(a) (1961) [hereinafter Subsection (a)] for a determination of her competency to stand trial.2 The hospital

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