District of Columbia v. Moyer

This case is here on a certificate from the police court pursuant to the provisions of section 352, title 6, of the Code of 1929, which authorizes this court upon a certificate from that court to determine in a summary way the question whether a prosecution for violation of a police or municipal regulation or ordinance should be conducted by the corporation counsel or by the United States attorney. The specific question involved is whether a prosecution for reckless driving for which the penalty may be both fine and imprisonment not exceeding one year should be prosecuted by the United States…