Legal Opinion
Gordon v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 7, 1923No. 3938PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
Rufus Gordon was jointly indicted with Roy Gordon and Aloysius Chase for the murder of Simon Miller. The Gordons were convicted. Rufus was sentenced to be hanged, and Roy to be imprisoned for life. The case against Chase was nolled.
The Gordons are brothers, and Chase is a brother-in-law of theirs. In September, 1919, the three being together at the home of the Gordons’ mother, 1621 Twelfth Street Northwest, Rufus said to the others that he had a good gun, and suggested that they go out and make some' money. They started, and when they reached the sidewalk he declared that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Goldsby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Hickory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Alexander v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- The Charles MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. RosenbergCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- United States v. Anthony F. WrightCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Stassi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- Burton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. WhiteDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1963
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