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SHULER v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-1194.

422 A.2d 996 (1980)

Johnnie L. SHULER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin M. Feldman, Rockville, Md., was on brief, for appellant.

Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Robert B. Cornell and Thomas C. Hill, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, GALLAGHER and PRYOR, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was charged with unarmed robbery and found not guilty by reason of insanity. He was duly committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital.

Later that year, the superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital recommended holiday visitation for appellant with his family (or friends) for Christmas Day and conditional release for this purpose was granted by the trial court. The next year, on October 30, 1979, the superintendent recommended a more extensive...

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