Legal Opinion
John Holly v. United States of America, Michael C. McClough v. United States of America, Calvin Jones v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 9, 1972No. 24142, 24144, 24145 and 71-1024PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
The constitutionality of 22 D.C. Code § 1515(a) (1967) is challenged on these appeals by persons convicted thereunder.1 That statute provides in pertinent part as follows:
Whoever is found in ... an establishment where . . . any narcotic drug is sold, administered, or dispensed without a license shall, if he knew it was such an establishment and if he is unable to give a good account of his presence in the establishment, be imprisoned. . . .
*798We now hold, on the basis of our prior decision in Ricks v. District of Columbia, 134 U.S.App.D.C. 201, 414 F.2d 1097 (Ricks I) and Ricks v. United States,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Hattie Mae Ricks v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Hattie Mae Ricks and Joseph N. Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Wells v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- United States v. McCloughDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
3Cited by7 opinions
- James E. McCall v. C. L. Swain, Superintendent, Lorton ReformatoryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Conley v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
- M.A.S., Inc. v. Van Curler Broadcasting Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- Conley v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
- John Holly v. United States of America, Michael C. McClough v. United States of America, Calvin Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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