Legal Opinion
Slaughter v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 30, 1957No. 1954PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of willfully causing, encouraging, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor fe male. The pertinent portions of the statute involved are as follows:
“ * * * Any person who by act or omission willfully causes, encourages, or contributes to any condition which would bring a child within the provisions of this chapter, or who by such act or omission tends to cause such a condition, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor * * Code 1951, § 11-919, Act of June 1, 1938, 52 Stat. 601, ch. 309, § 18.
“(a) This chapter shall apply to any person under the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. MurdockSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Townsend v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- The Emily and the CarolineSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Dennis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by4 opinions
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