Legal Opinion
United States v. Foster
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 3, 1967No. 4064, 4065PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge:
On March 16, 1966, appellee was charged with soliciting for purposes of prostitution 1 and simple assault. 2 Following two continuances, one resulting from a request for a jury trial on the assault charge, the cases came on for trial May 5. At that time the Assistant United States Attorney informed the court that one of the government’s witnesses was not present and that he desired to enter nolle prosequis in both cases. The court asked appellee’s counsel if he and his client would agree to that procedure and was informed that they would not; it next inquired of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Wade v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Clawans v. RivesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- District of Columbia v. BuckleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Hunter v. WadeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Blondes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Campbell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Halleck v. BerlinerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- United States v. ShawDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- In re an Inquiry into Allegations of Misconduct Against Juveniles Detained at & Committed at Cedar Knoll InstitutionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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