Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. State of Pennsylvania v. McDevitt

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 12, 1963No. 3411PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MYERS, Associate Judge.

This appeal stems from the refusal of the Criminal Division, District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, to issue process requiring John M. McDevitt, now present in the District of Columbia, to return as a witness to testify before the November, 1962, Investigating Grand Jury convened in the city of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The application for attendance of this witness was accompanied by a certificate from a judge of the Court of Oyer and Terminer General Jail Delivery and Quarter Sessions of the Peace, for the City and County of Philadelphia,…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lipsey v. HarrietDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
  2. Haslen Sales Corp. v. Washmobile Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
  3. Pappas v. Accountants, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. CavanaughCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. In the Matter of Proceedings to Compel Attendance of GrotheAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
  3. In Re StoddardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
  4. In the Matter of Proceedings to Compel Attendance of GrotheAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965

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