Legal Opinion
Thompkins v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1969No. 4631, 4632PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge.
Appellant was tried without a jury on charges of assault, petit larceny and receiving stolen goods. The court found appellant guilty of petit larceny 1 and assault, 2 and dismissed the stolen goods charge. He received sentences of 360 days on each of the two offenses, to run concurrently.
Appellant contends the trial court erred in (a) denying his motion to suppress evidence, and (b) failing to ascertain whether there was a proper waiver by appellant of his right to a jury trial.
The victim was walking east on R Street, N.W., at 12:30 a. m., and just before reaching…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Rios v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Sheilah C. Hicks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Eliachar v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Von Sleichter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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