Legal Opinion
Swailes v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 28, 1966No. 3835, 3836PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
Appellant was tried by a jury on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor1 and of reckless driving.2 Concurrently he was tried by the court on charges of driving his car at an unreasonable speed3 and of changing lanes without caution.4 These charges were the result of appellant’s arrest by two officers of the Metropolitan Police Department who had observed him operating his automobile on Sherman Ave-enue, N. W., on the evening of March 6, 1965. The jury found appellant not guilty of the two charges before them, while the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Davenport v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Randolph v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
- Busbee v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- Stovall v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Bookhardt, RonnieCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- In re T. J. W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Kennedy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- In Re TJWDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Mills v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2021
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