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MATTER OF MENDOZA

Nos. 80-330, 80-473.

433 A.2d 1069 (1981)

In the Matter of Quentin V. MENDOZA, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew L. Lipps, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., with whom Silas J. Wasserstrom, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellant.

Ina L. Strichartz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U.S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Michael W. Farrell and George J. Terwilliger, III, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KERN and NEBEKER, Associate Judges.

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant was found to be mentally ill and likely to injure himself or others if allowed to remain at liberty. See D.C.Code 1973, § 21-545(b).1 He was committed to St. Elizabeth's Hospital for an indeterminate period. He now appeals on two grounds. First, appellant asserts that the trial judge committed error by improperly instructing...

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