Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 13, 1957No. 1969PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant was convicted of a felony in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and sentenced to serve from one to three years. Thereafter he was convicted in the Criminal Branch of the Municipal Court for having “in his possession a pistol after having been convicted of a felony.” 1 He was sentenced to serve 120 days, to take effect after the expiration of the District Court sentence. Subsequently, appellant in proper person filed a “Motion to Arrest Judgment and Impose a Fine.” The trial judge treated this, motion as one to correct an illegal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Blitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Rigor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1905
- Ex parte LamarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- Harris v. LangCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1906
- Brosius v. BotkinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
3Cited by1 opinion
- Dallas O. Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962