Legal Opinion
Banks v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 1976No. 9115PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of two counts of receiving stolen property (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2205), one count of forgery and one of uttering (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-1401).
Before trial appellant had requested the trial judge to civilly commit him in lieu of prosecution pursuant to Title I of the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act (NARA) of 1966, 28 U.S.C. § 2901 et seq. (1970), and the trial judge had ruled that since 28 U.S.C. § 2902(a) (1970) granted such power only to United States district courts, he lacked jurisdiction to grant appellant’s request. Appellant’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Hickory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. Alexander SuttonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Blue v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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