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UNITED STATES v. BATTLE

No. 73-1862.

510 F.2d 776 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America v. William BATTLE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1975.

Rehearing Denied February 18, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Warren Bennett, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Joseph B. Valder, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry and Robert S. Tignor, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief for appellee. Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, and TAMM and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, indicted on a charge of possession of stolen mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708 (1970), was found not guilty by reason of insanity by Senior District Court Judge Leonard P. Walsh, who ordered Battle committed to St. Elizabeth's Hospital. After a three month hospitalization, St. Elizabeth's recommended appellant's unconditional release, and the District Court entered an appropriate order. Appellant argues that the indictment...

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