Legal Opinion

United States v. Jack Wooden, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 28, 1969No. 22773_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBB, Circuit Judge:

The appellant and Charles Reid were indicted for burglary in the second degree (22 D.C.Code § 1801(b)) (Supp. II, 1969) and grand larceny (22 D.C.Code § 2201). A jury found them guilty of burglary in the second degree and petty larceny. Reid has not appealed.

From the evidence at trial it appeared that the Rio Restaurant on 14th Street, N.W., in Washington, was entered by burglars between the hours of 4:30 A.M. and 9:30 A.M. on Sunday, May 26, 1968. Entrance was gained by cutting a hole in the roof. When the proprietor unlocked the front door and entered the restaurant at…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Edgington v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Joseph W. Shimon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
  4. Irene A. Awkard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
  5. Maurice E. Travis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. United States v. James A. LewisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. Coleman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  3. Cooper v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. People v. PrattSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  5. Latif v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011

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