Legal Opinion
Beach v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1945No. Orig. No. 240PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
The petitioner asks leave of this court to file notice of appeal from a judgment of conviction in the Criminal Division of The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, the time for filing such notice having expired. The immediate question for our consideration is whether this court has power to grant such relief.
The Act creating this court gave it authority to regulate all matters relating to appeals [Code 1940, 11—-772(a)], and directed that its rules should conform as nearly as practicable to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 28 U.S.C.A. following section…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Boykin v. HuffCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Matton Steamboat Co. v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. Prudence Securities Advisory GroupSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- District Hauling & Construction Co. v. ArgerakisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Hines v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Kraft v. LoweDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Smith v. CanadaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Valentine v. Real Estate CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
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