Legal Opinion
Lewis v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1978No. 12708PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Following a trial by the court on stipulated facts, appellant was found guilty of seven counts of false pretenses, 1 and seven counts of unemployment compensation fraud. 2 On appeal, appellant contends that (1) the trial court erroneously denied his motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds, 3 and (2) the penalties provided by Section 319(a) of the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act (Act) 4 are the exclusive provisions for the prosecution of violations of that Act, and hence, he was improperly convicted of both false pretenses and unemployment compensation fraud.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Moore v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Branch v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- United States v. Thomas W. BishtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Hubert M. Morris v. D. W. Wyrick, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Abdulshakur v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- State v. SommerCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1987
- Stepney v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. ChesnickColorado Court of Appeals · 1985