Legal Opinion
Jackson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 6, 1956No. 1729PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
After trial, conviction, and sentence on a charge of assault, James F. Jackson, defendant below, filed a motion on September 14, 1955, in the trial court to vacate and set aside his sentence. After a hearing the motion was denied, but the trial judge ordered the clerk to treat the motion as a notice of appeal filed September 14, 1955. The case is now here for review.
While appellant has submitted the case to us on the merits we must first consider the government’s contention that the appeal was filed too late. The record indicates and defendant in his brief stipulates that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Beach v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Gardner v. B. F. Saul Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Jones v. CostaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- John W. Morton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Slaughter v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. JacksonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- United States v. JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- In the Matter of AlexanderDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Green v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Little v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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