Legal Opinion
Robert Roberts, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 9, 1960No. 15587PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRETTYMAN, Chief Judge.
Appellant, upon a jury trial, was convicted of robbery, rape and sodomy.1 On appeal he first attacks the sufficiency ■of the evidence supporting his conviction. He claims the evidence of identification ■of him as the attacker would not permit reasonable men to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt,2 citing, inter alia, Cooper v. United States.3
The victim testified she had not seen her assailant’s face, but she was able to describe his attire, especially a khaki-colored cap and an identification bracelet. The day following the attack she received a phone call.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Billeci v. United States. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Ewing v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by24 opinions
- United States v. Joseph R. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Phillip Coltrane v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Mack J. BryantCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- William Franklin v. United States of America, Norman G. Price v. United States of America, Joseph J. Brooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Sheldon Serlin and Marvin PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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