Frankfurt v. District of Columbia

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Defendant was charged with having participated in a device or arrangement with intent to evade the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act. The prosecution was had under Section 10(b) of the Act.1 The trial was before a judge and resulted in a conviction. Defendant has brought this appeal.

She contends that there was no evidence to support the conviction, and this contention necessitates a recital of some of the testimony. In June 1947 appellant entered into a contract with her stepfather agreeing to buy from him a duplex apartment building at 1513-28th Street, Southeast.…