Legal Opinion

Johnson v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 17, 1972No. 6323PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REILLY, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction of burglary in the second degree — an offense defined in D.C.Code 1967, § 22-1801 (b) (Supp. V, 1972). After a jury verdict of guilty, appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of from two to six years.

The burglary occurred in a single house, 3721 R Street in the Burleith section of the city, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baxter. The Baxter house is a two-story structure, with an enclosed rear porch, leading to a backyard where there is a garage abutting upon an alley which runs the length of the 3700 block of R Street.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Roy L. Thomas, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  2. People v. JohnsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966
  3. Perry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. Banks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Byrd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Franey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Shelton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. Hall v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. Massey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974

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