Legal Opinion
Huffman v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 13, 1957No. 1924PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
Appellant was charged in the Juvenile Court with being the father of a child born out of wedlock (Code 1951, Supp. V, § 11-951 et seq.).
He appeared in court on October 2, 1956, in response to a summons. The clerk read the information to him and when he was asked if he wanted a lawyer he replied: “I will answer for myself.” He then signed a printed waiver of counsel and when asked how he pleaded he replied: “Guilty.” The court thereupon ordered him to pay $75 toward the cost of hospitalization at the rate of $3 semi-monthly, and $16 semi-monthly for the support of the child…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Coleman v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
- Stallans v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
3Cited by3 opinions
- District of Columbia v. TurnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
- Curtis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
- Ferguson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957