Legal Opinion
In Re Pearson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 1970No. 5022PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge.
After a jury trial to determine if appellant had violated D.C.Code 1967, § 22-2801 by having carnal knowledge of a girl under 16 years of age, appellant was held to be under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court, D.C.Code 1967, § ll-1551(a) (1) (A), and ordered committed to the Department of Public Welfare. This appeal relies entirely on errors alleged to have occurred in the courtroom after the jury returned from its deliberations and the foreman announced a guilty verdict. In response to the clerk’s question of “So say you each and all”, the jury said “yes” in chorus.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Brasfield v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- United States v. NobleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1946
- Robert Earl Williams v. United States of America, Gerald Coleman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Bruce v. Chestnut Farms-Chevy Chase DairyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. BradfordDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Harris v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Crowder v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Ellis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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