Legal Opinion
Coley v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1962No. 2827PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for vagrancy. The prosecution was initiated pursuant to Subsections (3) and (8) of Section 22-3302, Code 1961, which classify a vagrant as:
“Any person leading an immoral or profligate life who has no lawful employment and who has no lawful means of support realized from a lawful occupation or source.”
“Any person who wanders about the streets at late or unusual hours of the night without any visible or lawful business and not giving a good account of himself.”
The case was tried by a judge sitting without a jury. The sole question…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bracey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- District of Columbia v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Witters v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Payne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
- Hunt v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hattie Mae Ricks v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Walker v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Drew v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963