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UNITED STATES v. SNYDER

No. 81-2031.

689 F.2d 1067 (1982)

UNITED STATES v. James R. SNYDER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 20, 1982.

As Amended December 10, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur B. Leavens, with whom William J. Mertens, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

William J. Birney, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Stanley S. Harris, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, John R. Fisher and Roger M. Adelman, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Charles F. C. Ruff, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before MacKINNON, Circuit Judge, ROBB, Senior Circuit Judge, and HAROLD H. GREENE, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge.

Following a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity to a 1956 charge of first-degree murder, Snyder has been confined at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Through the years there have been several attempts to obtain his release and we here affirm a refusal by the district court to unconditionally release him pursuant to requests by the Superintendent of St. Elizabeth's Hospital under...

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