· 2/4/1971
Alton A. Jones, Jr. v. Luther D. Robinson, M.D
Citations
- 440 F.2d 249
- 142 U.S. App. D.C. 221
- 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 12054
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- transferring patient accused of crime to maximum security section of hospital
- transfer of defendant committed to a mental facility: “a lawyer to represent the accused patient is not required, but the hospital authorities may conclude that a lay representative assigned to the accused patient may be in the interest of justice.”
- transfer of defendant committed to mental facility
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Judges: Wright, Robinson, Gordon, Eastern, Wisconsin
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