Legal Opinion
Green v. Peak
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 22, 1933No. 5776PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HITZ, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia quashing a writ of habeas corpus and dismissing the petition therefor.
The appellant was convicted in the police court of the District of Columbia of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor and sentenced to pay a fine of $500, or, in default thereof, to serve 180 days in the district jail, and, the fine not being paid, he was com-, mitted.
Disregarding the exact dates, which are variously stated in the record and briefs, it is conceded that, after spending more than 30 days in jail, the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pierce v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Fink v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Wagner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1925
- Chapman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1925
- Ex parte BarclayU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1907
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Frank A. Tate v. United States of America, Robert M. Edelin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Tipp v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Burke v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Peeples v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
- Sawyer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
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