Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Turner
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 21, 1959No. 2403PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
An information filed in the Juvenile Court charged appellee with being the father of a child born to the complainant, an unmarried woman. Trial was by the court and at the close of the government’s case appellee moved for a “judgment of acquittal.” The grounds for this motion were: (1) The complainant’s testimony as to sexual relations was not corroborated, and (2) the government called a witness essential to its case who did not appear. The court granted the motion. The state ment of proceedings and evidence indicates that the court did so upon the following rulings:…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- People v. FinksMichigan Supreme Court · 1955
- Fuller v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Peak v. CalhounCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
- Bragg v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Dicks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
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3Cited by14 opinions
- District of Columbia Ex Rel. W.J.D. v. E.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- District of Columbia v. FaisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Jackson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Johnson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
- Johnson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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