Legal Opinion
Parker v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 20, 1958No. 2112PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
Appellant was convicted of soliciting for the purpose of prostitution under the provisions of Code 1951, § 22-2701 (Supp. VI). The person solicited was a police officer, and if the court believed his testimony, which it obviously did, it was justified in finding her guilty.
Counsel for appellant contends that the decision in Kelly v. United States, 90 U.S.App.D.C. 125, 194 F.2d 150, concerning the necessity for corroboration of the testimony of the person solicited, controls this case and that there being no such corroboration his client was entitled to an acquittal. We…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kelly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Ernesto Guarro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Price v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Howard v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- McGhee v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
3Cited by3 opinions
- Moore v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Wajer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Garrett v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975