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ANDERSON v. SORRELL

No. 83-1050.

481 A.2d 766 (1984)

Robert ANDERSON, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Byron W. SORRELL, et al., Respondents.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 21, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Lyman, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., with whom James Klein, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for petitioner.

Thomas E. Zeno, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, and Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondents.

Daniel M. Schember, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, appeared as amicus curiae.

Before MACK, FERREN and BELSON, Associate Judges.

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING*

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Petitioner has been found competent to stand trial for second-degree murder. His petition for writ of mandamus challenges trial court orders that he undergo pretrial productivity examinations, i.e., psychiatric examinations into his sanity at the time he allegedly committed the offense. He asserts that he desires to waive the insanity defense and that a pretrial productivity...

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