Legal Opinion
Harris v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 27, 1957No. 1931PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from a conviction of vagrancy, Code 1951, Supp. V, § 22-3302(1). This section of the statute defines a vagrant as:
“Any person known to be a pickpocket, thief, burglar, confidence operator, or felon,’ either by his own confession or by his having been convicted in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of any one of such offenses or of' any felony, and having no lawful employment and having no lawful means of support realized :frbm a lawful occupation or source, and not giving a good account of himself'when found loitering around in any park, highway, public…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Proctor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Rogers v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Clark v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Beail v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Epps v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by7 opinions
- City of Seattle v. DrewWashington Supreme Court · 1967
- Hattie Mae Ricks v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- State v. SalernoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- United States v. William T. CarrCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Fogle v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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