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District of Columbia v. Little

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 20, 1950No. 10092_1PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellee Little was convicted in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia upon an information which charged that on certain premises on a certain day she hindered, obstructed and interfered with an inspector of the Health Department in the performance of his duty. She appealed, and the Municipal Court of Appeals, in a unanimous opinion written by Associate Judge Clagett, reversed.1 Because of the importance of the question to the enforcement of the health laws, we granted an appeal.

Appellee refused to unlock the front door of her home at the command of a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. McDonald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Agnello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Wolf v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947

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3Cited by79 opinions

  1. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Harold B. Dorman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  4. Angelynn York v. Ron Story and Louis MorenoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
  5. District of Columbia v. LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1950

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