Legal Opinion
Jackson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 1976No. 9689PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of unlawful entry. D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3102. He argues that his conviction cannot stand because: (1) he was a tenant by sufferance in the premises involved; (2) he had a good faith belief that he had a right to be on the premises; and (3) the trial court erred in refusing to dismiss the information on the ground that the complaining witness no longer wanted to proceed against him. Appellant also contends that the United States Attorney’s office breached its statutory obligation to refer the dispute to the Director of Social Services as an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Newman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- In re W. E. P.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Bowman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Leiss v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- District of Columbia v. MurphyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Gaetano v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- 1618 Twenty-First Street Tenants' Ass'n v. Phillips CollectionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- State v. Cascade District CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1980
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