Legal Opinion
Solar v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 1952No. 1154PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant was convicted of negligent homicide. 1 The jury, after deliberating approximately two and a half hours, returned to announce their verdict. Due to the absence of the judge who presided during the trial, the verdict was received by another judge. In order to follow exactly what occurred when the verdict was rendered, we quote from the record:
“[The Clerk] : Members of the jury, have you agreed upon a verdict?
“The Foreman: Yes, we have.
“[The Clerk] : How do you find the defendant? Is he guilty or not guilty?
“The Foreman: We find the defendant guilty of negligence…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Andres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Billeci v. United States. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- American Publishing Co. v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Humphries v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Bruce v. Chestnut Farms-Chevy Chase DairyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Armando A. Miranda v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
- Joseph C. Frady v. United States of America, Richard A. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- State v. VaszorichSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Crowder v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- State v. MorelockSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
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