Legal Opinion

Raleigh v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 11, 1976No. 8950, 8962PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Associate Judge:

These are consolidated appeals. Appellant Raleigh challenges his conviction on two counts of keeping a bawdy or disorderly house, namely the Raleigh House, at 1502 - 13th Street, N.W., in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2722. The government appeals the trial court’s refusal to enter an order abating the nuisance of the Raleigh House as required by D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2717. We affirm appellant Raleigh’s convictions, reverse the trial court’s finding that the Raleigh House is not a nuisance, and remand the case for the entry of an order of abatement.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Morrison v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. Harris v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. White v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. Collins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
  5. Payne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wood v. NeumanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. United States v. WadeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1997
  3. United States v. Wade, Charles EdwardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. WadeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2000
  5. Thomas Circle Ltd. Partnership v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977

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