MORRISON v. U.S.

No. 86-990.

579 A.2d 686 (1990)

Carl MORRISON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nina Kraut, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Joyce J. Bang, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and John R. Fisher and Thomas J. Tourish, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, and NEWMAN and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.


ROGERS, Chief Judge:

Appellant Carl Morrison appeals from the denial of his motion to vacate his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity and for unconditional release pursuant to D.C.Code § 24-301(k) (1989 Repl.). He contends that his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGI) should be vacated and his commitment to St. Elizabeths Hospital set aside because the trial judge failed to address him personally regarding the voluntariness of his plea and to advise...

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