Legal Opinion
Davis v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1976No. 8004, 8020PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
A dozen women during a period of some eight months in 1972 and 1973 were ab*1258ducted into a green Chevrolet Vega or similar car and subsequently raped by one or more men. These brutal crimes became known as the “Green Vega” rape cases and ultimately resulted in the late night arrest of appellant Davis. The arresting officers took such action upon (1) a composite drawing of one of the assailants prepared by a police artist from descriptions provided by the victims; and (2) a description of the similar modus operandi employed in all these crimes, detailed in a flyer issued to…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Dyson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Allen v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Warren v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Payne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Powell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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