Legal Opinion
United States v. Stevenson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 10, 1959No. Cr. 1180-58PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEECH, District Judge.
This case is before the court on a “motion to dismiss the indictment for lack of jurisdiction, for prejudicial error in the institution of the prosecution, for prejudicial error in the conduct of the prosecution, and for * * * [defendant’s] * * * unlawful detention in jail.”
Summarizing the facts upon which defense counsel relies:
The defendant is a sixteen-year-old boy. Since November, 1956, he has been a ward of the Department of Public Welfare, but at the time of the offense here charged he was on probation and living with his mother. On November 13, 1958, at about…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wilkes v. DinsmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
- Thomas Edward Shioutakon v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sharples Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- Jordan v. American Eagle Fire Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- United States v. DickersonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1958
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3Cited by13 opinions
- William D. Blue v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Morris Allen Kent, Jr. v. Curtis Reid, Superintendent, District of Columbia Jail, Morris Allen Kent, Jr. v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- In RE DILLENBURG v. MaxwellWashington Supreme Court · 1966
- Richard L. Wilhite v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Moorer v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
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