Legal Opinion
United States v. Cummings
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 6, 1973No. 6422, 6437, 6438, 6443 and 6444PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
These five consolidated appeals by the government are from orders dismissing various informations charging appellees with misdemeanors. In four of the cases the dismissals were without prejudice. In the remaining case (No. 6443 (Norris)) the dismissal was specifically stated to be with prejudice for lack of speedy trial even though the trial court was aware that the case had been called for the first time that day. We reverse the orders of dismissal.
No. 6443 (Norris)
This court has recently held, consistent with precedent, that a dismissal with prejudice under Super.Ct.Cr.R. 48(b) must be for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Goosby v. OsserSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Newman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Campbell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Brandon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Streater v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Lee v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & ReviewDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- United States v. LimaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Pendleton v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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