Legal Opinion
Drew v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 18, 1963No. 3106PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant was charged with vagrancy in violation of Code 1961, § 22-3302(3) and (4), which define a vagrant as:
“(3) Any person leading an immoral or profligate life who has no lawful employment and who has no lawful means of support realized from a lawful occupation or source.
“(4) Any person who keeps, operates, frequents, lives in, or is employed in any house or other establishment of ill fame, or who (whether married or single) engages in or commits acts of fornication or perversion for hire.”
The trial court, sitting without a jury, found appellant guilty of violating…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- District of Columbia v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Hunt v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Coley v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
3Cited by1 opinion
- Golden v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965