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JONES v. UNITED STATES

No. 11918.

396 A.2d 183 (1978)

Michael A. JONES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silas J. Wasserstrom, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., with whom Alan F. Greenwald, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Joel S. Perwin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, MACK and FERREN, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

The trial court found appellant Michael Jones not guilty of petit larceny by reason of insanity. After a "release hearing," D.C.Code 1973, § 24-301(d), the court committed Mr. Jones indefinitely to St. Elizabeths Hospital. This case presents one question: whether Michael Jones is constitutionally entitled to release from St. Elizabeths upon expiration of the maximum period for which he could have been imprisoned (in this case one year...

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