Legal Opinion
Cook v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 12, 1971No. 5355PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Associate Judge:
Pursuant to a search warrant, police officers entered an apartment and found appellant and other persons on the premises. They were arrested. Appellant, after trial by the court without a jury, was convicted of being knowingly present in an establish ment where narcotic drugs were sold, administered or dispensed without a license in violation of D.C.Code 1967, § 22-1515 (a):
Whoever is found in the District in a gambling establishment * * * where intoxicating liquor is sold without a license or any narcotic drug is sold, administered, or dispensed without a license…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hirabayashi v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. Joseph L. HooperCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Walter Weems, Jr., Relator-Appellant v. H. W. Follette, Warden of Green Haven State Prison, Stormville, N.Y.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Wheeler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Speight v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Wells v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Geddie v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Rivas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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