Legal Opinion
United States v. Townsend
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 14, 1957No. Crim. 1050-56PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.
The defendant was indicted and tried on two counts, the first charging that on or about September 4, 1956, he had carnal knowledge of a female under sixteen years of age, the second charging that on that date he took immoral, improper and indecent liberties with that same minor female. On February 8, 1957, a jury acquitted him of the first of these charges but convicted him of the second. He has filed motions for a new trial and for judgment non obstante veredicto.
An important part of the prosecution’s case consisted of the testimony of a police officer that…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. RidlingDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1972
- Parson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1971
- United States v. William Sheard, A/K/A William NixonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Mack Daniel and Ab Daniel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Garr v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
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