Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
United States v. Melvin E. Jackson, United States of America v. John Johnson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 26, 1977No. 76-1500 and 76-1584PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partOpinion for the court filed by McGOWAN, Circuit Judge
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals present troublesome questions about the division of criminal jurisdiction between the federal and local courts in the District of Columbia. When alleged U.S.Code and D.C.Code violations are properly joined in a single indictment, the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 permits all crimes charged to be tried together in the United States District Court. In this case, however, we decide that the District Court lacked jurisdiction over the D.C. robbery offense charged in appellants’ indictment. We hold first that…
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