Legal Opinion
United States v. Albert E. Mills. United States of America v. Kenneth B. Wonson. United States of America v. Vernon L. Holland
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 29, 1991No. 90-3007, 90-3008 and 90-3026PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises statutory and constitutional challenges to the authority of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia to “transfer” criminal cases from the District of Columbia courts to U.S. District Court. The three appellees in these consolidated appeals were initially charged in District of Columbia Superior Court, but those charges were later dropped in favor of a subsequent prosecution in federal court for the same criminal conduct, effectively “transferring” the cases from one…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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