District of Columbia v. Jones

442 A.2d 512 (1982)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant,

v.

Joseph E. JONES, Appellee.

No. 79-705.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Argued November 12, 1980.

Decided January 19, 1982.

David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., at the time briefs were filed, were on brief for appellant.

Ken M. Gozur, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, KELLY, Associate Judge, and GALLAGHER, Associate Judge, Retired.[*]

NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

The District of Columbia appeals a…