Legal Opinion
Frank A. Tate v. United States of America, Robert M. Edelin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 28, 1966No. 19177, 19556PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
In these two cases we granted appellants’ petitions for leave to appeal from decisions by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (D. C. Court of Appeals). That court withdrew leave to appeal in forma pauperis from judgments of the Court of General Sessions (General Sessions) in prosecutions brought by the United States, and withdrew appointments of counsel in connection therewith.
These cases present important questions with respect to the handling of in forma pauperis appeals in the D. C. Court of Appeals. We shall first outline the facts of each case, then discuss…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Cobb v. Standard Drug Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Winters v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Douglas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- United States v. Charles HammondsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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