Legal Opinion
Griffin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 8, 1947No. 9542PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment and conviction of appellant for first degree murder followed by a death sentence.
The testimony of all the witnesses, including appellant, was that a number of persons, among whom were included appellant, and the deceased, one Lee Hunter, had gathered in the apartment of one Lurline Bost at 1718 8th Street, Northwest, Washington, D. G, during the afternoon of February 8, 1947. Some of those present, including appellant and the deceased, were engaged in a gambling game called “blackjack”, and there was considerable drinking of whiskey…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Herron v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Simon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Gomila v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Rudd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
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3Cited by38 opinions
- United States v. Joseph R. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Milton M. Levin v. Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- District of Columbia v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Eisler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
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