Legal Opinion
Hoover v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 25, 1945No. 268PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Associate Judge.
Appellants were charged with keeping and selling alcoholic beverages on two separate dates, without a license.1 The court directed a verdict of acquittal as to the first date. The jury found them guilty of the offense charged on the second date. Three errors are assigned.
1. Over objection testimony was permitted that defendant Lilly Hoover came from an adjoining bedroom into the room where the liquor was being sold and consumed, and joined in a crap game. Her counsel argues that this amounted to allowing proof of a separate and distinct offense. We view the matter…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Nardone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Moore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Segurola v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Bracey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- George v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Best v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Price v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Wood v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
- Weatherholz v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Campbell v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
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