Legal Opinion
Palmore v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 28, 1972No. 5831PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Appellant was tried and convicted in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia of a “local” felony, that is, carrying a dangerous weapon (a pistol), after having sustained a prior felony conviction, D.C.Code 1967, § 22r3204. 1 He contests the jurisdiction of the Superior Court .to hear his case 2 because he alleges that only a feder al court created under article III of the Constitution has jurisdiction over a felony proscribed by Congress and prosecuted in the name of the United States. Appellant also launches an attack upon the validity of (1) a search of and…
2Cases cited88 opinions
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- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by71 opinions
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Punch v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Davis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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