Legal Opinion

Fuller v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 14, 1949No. 746PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Appellant was charged with being the father of an illegitimate child. Prosecution was had in the Juvenile Court under Title 11, Sections 943-946 of the District of Columbia Code. Trial was by jury and resulted in a verdict of guilty. Based on such verdict the court entered an order for the support and maintenance of the child. Defendant appeals.

Appellant’s first allegation of error is that the Juvenile Court should have *591dismissed the action because the complainant was not a resident of this District. It is true that complainant was a resident of Virginia when she bore the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Goldman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. People Ex Rel. Lemon v. Supreme CourtNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  3. McNamara v. McNamaraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Harward v. HarwardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
  5. Commonwealth v. KitchenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Peters v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
  2. District of Columbia v. TurnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
  3. Johnson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
  4. Bragg v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
  5. Dicks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950

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