Legal Opinion
United States v. Dickerson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 22, 1958No. Cr. 999-58PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant to dismiss the indictment on the ground of former jeopardy.
The defendant, Robert Lee Dickerson, Jr., was arrested on a charge of robbery. As he was under 18 years of age, he was taken before the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia. On August 18, 1958, a petition was filed in that court alleging that on July 15, 1958, he “participated in the taking from Joseph D. Lavender, at gunpoint, a billfold and change carrier”. On August 22, 1958, Dickerson was brought before the judge. The files of the Juvenile Court contain the following…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Grafton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Nieves v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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