Legal Opinion
Lucas v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 26, 1969No. 4708PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from a conviction for carrying a dangerous weapon. 1 The basic facts are not in dispute.
Two police officers were on the parking lot of a restaurant at 4:30 in the morning, conducting their customary check of the premises while escorting the night manager of the restaurant to his car. This routine had developed after a former manager had been assaulted while leaving the restaurant and forced at gunpoint to return to the restaurant and open the safe. The officers saw a car parked near the manager’s car. Otherwise the lot was empty as the restaurant had closed…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rhinelda M. Bell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- DuPont v. Crummer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Wilson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
3Cited by14 opinions
- Peterkin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- United States v. ThomasDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Bates v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Thomas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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