Legal Opinion
Wilson v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 24, 1949No. 762PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Appellant was charged with being a vagrant as- a person who frequents and is employed in a house of ill fame and who engages in and commits acts of fornication for hire.1 She was tried by a, judge and convicted, and now brings this appeal.
According to Government witnesses, three members of the Metropolitan Police Department entered premises 1117 9th Street, Northwest, in execution of an arrest warrant, one night shortly after midnight. In one room they found three women, two of whom were admitted prostitutes. In another room they found appellant in a compromising position…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McCarthy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
- District of Columbia v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Skiskowski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Yep v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936
- Rogers v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In re J. N. H.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- McRae v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Alsbrooks v. Washington Deliveries, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- United States v. MiqueliDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Bullock v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
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