Legal Opinion
Franklin v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1968No. 4349, 4350PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
After being stopped for operating a vehicle emitting excessive smoke, appellant was taken to the Fourteenth Precinct because he did not have a registration certificate for the car. He did produce an operator’s permit bearing the name “Wilson Franklin” and a check with the Department of Vehicles revealed that this permit had not been revoked. However, two officers at the precinct recognized appellant as William Russell Franklin and notified the arresting officer of his correct name. According to government testimony, appellant then said “ You m-r f-s keep out of this”…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Poulos v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Bunter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- La Forest v. Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
- Ritch v. Director of Vehicles & Traffic of D. of C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Leonard W. Ferguson v. John S. Gathright, Superintendent Bland Correctional FarmCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Pueschel v. LeubaDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1974
- Whorley v. BrillhartDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974
- Guillou v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- State v. PutnamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1979
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