Legal Opinion
Ivan C. Thompson v. United States of America, Gregory T. Givens v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 24, 1976No. 75-8086 and 76-8014PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia has original jurisdiction over “any criminal case under any law applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia.” 1 Petitioners Thompson and Givens were each charged in unrelated proceedings in the Superior Court with assaulting a District of Columbia police officer, in violation of D.C. Code § 22-505(a). 2 Each has consistently claimed that since § 22-505(a) might have extraterritorial effect 3 it is not “applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia,” and hence violations of that section were…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Palmore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Markham v. CabellSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Kenneth M. Brown, Riggie A. Lott and All Other Inmates That Have Been Subject to the Conditions in the Adjustment Unit v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- United States v. MaddoxCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Nancy H. Steorts v. American Airlines, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- District of Columbia v. Greater Washington Central Labor CouncilDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Marc Feldman v. William C. Gardner Edward J. Hickey, Jr. v. District of Columbia Court of AppealsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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