Casbarian v. District of Columbia

ROVER, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted in a non-jury criminal action for the commission of three offenses: (1) backing an automobile without due caution, (2) driving under the influence of narcotics, and (3) obtaining a driver’s permit by misrepresentation. Only the convictions for the iatter two offenses are appealed.

The events attending appellant’s arrest occurred on September 7, 1956, when police officers were summoned to the scene of an automobile collision and learned the accident happened while appellant was backing his vehicle on a one-way street. Appellant had left his operator’s…