Legal Opinion
Stovall v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 17, 1964No. 3493-3494PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Judge.
Two appeals are before us, one from a conviction on a charge of disorderly conduct and one from a conviction of carrying a dangerous weapon. They will be considered separately.
The Disorderly Conduct Charge.
As to this conviction the principal errors assigned are that the evidence did not sup port the charge and that the sentence imposed was excessive.
The Government presented a police officer who testified that from his scout car one night he saw defendant on a public street striking a woman in the back of the head and kicking her; that when the officer stopped them, the woman…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gaston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Gaston v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Carey v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Scott v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
- Bohannon v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Foster v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Rodgers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- In Re EllisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Swailes v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
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