Legal Opinion
Hymes v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 15, 1970No. 4972PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge.
Appellant was convicted of seven counts under our false pretenses statute, D.C.Code 1967, § 22-1301. 1 This appeal is based solely on the ground that the Government failed to prove all the elements of the crime.
The Government introduced the following evidence: An American Oil Company credit card was issued to one F. F. Dittess who never used it and never gave anyone permission to use it, but the card was used by someone at seven different service stations on seven different occasions. There was expert testimony that the signatures on the gasoline purchase receipts,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. SchmidtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- Crouch v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1951
- Salvatore J. Ciullo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Willgoos v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- State v. CobbUtah Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Blackledge v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Hall v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Marganella v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Lewis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Long v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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