JACKSON v. U.S.

No. 91-CF-1123.

641 A.2d 454 (1994)

Richard H. JACKSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 4, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Patrick Anthony for appellant. Helen Pitts Miller filed a brief, for appellant.

Lesley Blackmon, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty. at the time the briefs were filed, and John R. Fisher, Thomas C. Black, Colleen M. Kennedy, and Eric L. Yaffe, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, Acting Chief Judge, STEADMAN, Associate Judge, and BELSON, Senior Judge.


FERREN, Acting Chief Judge:

In this criminal commitment case, appellant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for unconditional release or, in the alternative, for conditional release under D.C.Code § 24-301(k) (1989). Specifically, appellant argues that he presented sufficient evidence at his hearing to show that (1) he does not suffer from a mental illness and (2) even if he does, his condition does not warrant indefinite hospitalization. Appellant...

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