Panico v. United States, 375 U.S. 29 (1963)

Panico v. United States


No. 45


Decided October 21, 1963
375 U.S. 29

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

Syllabus

In the circumstances of this case, in which petitioner was convicted in a summary proceeding of criminal contempt and shortly thereafter was committed to a state mental hospital, the fair administration of criminal justice requires a plenary hearing under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 42(b) to determine the question of his criminal responsibility for his conduct. Pp. 29-31.

308 F. 2d 125, certiorari granted; judgment vacated; and case remanded.