Tatum v. United States

HOOD, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of petit larceny. Appellant was sentenced to serve ninety days and at argument before us it was conceded that appellant had served his sentence. We accordingly raised the question whether the case was moot. In Hill v. United States, D.C.Mun.App., 75 A.2d 138, we followed the ruling in St. Pierre v. United States, 319 U.S. 41, 42, 63 S.Ct. 910, 911, 87 L.Ed. 1199, where it was said: “We are of opinion that the case is moot because, after petitioner’s service of his sentence and its expiration, there was no longer a subject matter on…