Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 28, 1964No. 3488PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
This appeal is from a jury verdict in the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia finding appellant to be the father of two minor children born out of wedlock. 16 D.C. Code § 2341 et seq. (Supp. III, 1964).
Ten years ago in a paternity proceeding we had occasion to say:
“ * * * This is the familiar setting of a charge of paternity by the Government and a denial by the putative father.
“It would serve no useful purpose to set forth in detail the conflicting testi-. mony because- the law'is clear that where there is a direct conflict in the evidence the question is one…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Robert Roberts, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Retzer v. RetzerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
- Lee v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Harrison v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- S.A. v. M.A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Johnson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Johnson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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