Legal Opinion

United States v. Samuel M. Washington

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 28, 1970No. 23059PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

At about 10:45 A.M. at the intersection of 11th and M Streets, N.W., Mrs. Pearl Cunningham, a 67-year-old woman, had her purse snatched by a person she had viewed for several minutes as she approached the intersection on her way to do some shopping at a Safeway store. The victim testified that her purse at the time contained a $5 bill, that light*309ing conditions were good, that she had a “good look” at the person who snatched her poeketbook, that the snatcher was short, wore a green jacket, dark trousers, hush-puppy shoes, was bareheaded and had long hair. Following the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Bobby Russell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  3. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1881
  4. Kawakita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Thomas E. Blunt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. United States v. William A. Hines, United States of America v. Theodore M. WareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  2. United States v. Glenn Dale SeawellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  3. Singletary v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Thomas R. Israel, Warden of Illinois State Penitentiary, Menard, Illinois v. Henry L. OdomCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  5. Thornton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976

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