Legal Opinion

Craig v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 25, 1985No. 84-767PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellant of attempted breaking and entering of a parking meter, D.C.Code §§ 22-3427, -103 (1981), and possession of marijuana, id. § 33-541 (Supp. 1984). The trial court, sitting without a jury, see id. § 16-705(b) (1981), convicted appellant of taking property without right. Id. § 22-3816 (Supp.1984). Appellant argues on appeal that: (1) the prosecutor’s information charging attempted breaking and entering of a parking meter was defective, and thus should have been dismissed, for failure to allege that the District of Columbia (or someone other than…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Hagner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
  5. Hackney v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Olafisoye v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Tibbs v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Lazo v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012

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