Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 1974No. 8312PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This appeal from a robbery conviction (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2901) presents a sufficiency of identification — fingerprint—issue. Finding precedents which appellant urges as controlling to be distinguishable, we affirm.
The government’s case on identity consisted solely of fingerprint evidence found on a dresser which was ransacked during the robbery. The complaining witness, Mrs. Mayo, was robbed in her home by two men. One man was masked and the one who ransacked the dresser had his hat pulled low to conceal his identity. Police investigation established that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ernest S. Borum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Maurice C. Stevenson v. United States of America, Ernest S. Borum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Townsley v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- Patten v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
3Cited by9 opinions
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- In re M. M. J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- In re J.C.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Rhyne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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