Legal Opinion

United States v. Kelly

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 9, 1954No. Cr. 1551PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAWS, Chief Judge.

Defendants were convicted by jury of committing an unnatural and perverted practice with each other in violation of the District of Columbia Code, § 22-3502. At the conclusion of the prosecution’s evidence, defendants moved for judgment of acquittal which the Court took under advisement under Rule 29(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C.A. After their conviction, defendants renewed their motions for judgment of acquittal and in the alternative moved for new trial.

On a motion for judgment of acquittal, the Court must determine whether upon the evidence,…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. NielsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Bracey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
  3. Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
  4. Forte v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
  5. Kelly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. NarcisoDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1977
  2. State v. MartiSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  3. State v. McDanielArizona Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Willie Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
  5. United States v. FlemingDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966

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