Legal Opinion
Byas v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 3, 1950No. 10322_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
Section 2707 1 of Title 22 of the District of Columbia Code provides: “Any person who * * * shall receive any money * * * on account of arranging for * * * any female * * * to engage in prostitution * * * shall be guilty of a felony * *
The appellant, Lawrence Byas, was arrested, indicted, and found guilty of committing a crime within the meaning of the aforesaid section. Although he failed to present any defense below, he now seriously urges on us that his conviction should beset aside.
The principal objections of the appellant involve the charge of the court to the jury.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Frazier v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Nicola v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1934
- McAffee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Mills v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Shreve v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- United States v. Charles T. MaudeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Joel LozawCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors v. Guardian Funeral HomeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- United States v. Sidney W. HardinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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