Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Jordan
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 1967No. 4176PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge.
The District of Columbia appeals from an order of the trial court dismissing an information charging that appellee did on a certain date and at a certain place “engage in disorderly conduct, to wit: was then and there a peeping Tom.”
Dismissal of the information appears to have been on two grounds. The trial court first questioned the manner in which appellee was brought into court. 1 We have ruled on more than one occasion that a court will not inquire into the manner in which an accused is brought before it, and that the legality or illegality of an arrest is material only…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- District of Columbia v. PerryDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- United States v. McNeilDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Howard v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Carey v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by17 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Nichols v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Commonwealth v. LePoreMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
- Bond v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Commonwealth v. SwanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008
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