Legal Opinion
Mundine v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 1981No. 79-1117PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury found appellant, Joseph D. Mun-dine, guilty of a prison breach (escape) in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2601. Appellant contends that (1) the Superior Court did not have jurisdiction because the escape did not take place in the District of Columbia and, in the alternative, (2) the trial court erred in not submitting to the jury the question whether the offense took place here. We affirm.
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Convicted of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3204, appellant was incarcerated at Lorton Reformatory, a District of Columbia penal institution…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- United States v. LanzaSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Commonwealth v. HughesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- United States v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Adair v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Demus v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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