Jones v. District of Columbia

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant was convicted of vagrancy under Code Section 22-3302(1) (Supp. VII), on an information which charged, in the words of the statute, that he was by confession or conviction “known to be a pickpocket, thief, burglar, confidence operator, or felon,” had no lawful means of support, and failed to give a good account of himself when found loitering.

The evidence adduced at trial was as follows: The arresting officers testified that they observed appellant and one Dennis Hopkins walking in the 600 block of S Street, N. W., about 12:30 P.M.; that appellant was walking…