Legal Opinion
Rosenau v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 1959No. 2249PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
We are asked to reverse an order of the trial court denying defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to an Information charging him with disorderly conduct and the use of profane, indecent and obscene words. The Information was filed March 24, 1958; on the same day he entered his plea and was given a sentence of 90 days. No appeal was taken and his sentence has been completely served.
We are confronted at the outset with the question as to whether the appeal should not be dismissed because the proceeding is now moot by reason of the expiration of the sentence. This…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hanback v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Davis v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Reed v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Daher v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Hill v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Brewster v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- State v. Van TasselCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1971
- In Re DeNeuevilleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- George W. Crawford v. First Washington Insurance CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015
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