Legal Opinion
Dixon v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 31, 1972No. 5829PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
At issue in this appeal is the constitutionality of the statute enacted by Congress for the purpose of circumscribing in this jurisdiction the so-called “Luck” rule. 1 (The pertinent portions of the statute, both prior to and after amendment, are set forth in the Appendix).
The facts of this case can be stated briefly. A construction company security officer testified for the Government that he saw appellant remove a drill from the back of his company’s truck. After the security officer hailed him, appellant kept the drill and began to run. During the chase, which ended…
2Cases cited75 opinions
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- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Tumey v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by88 opinions
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Thompson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Allen v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. OuelletteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Middleton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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