Legal Opinion
Atkinson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 8, 1976No. 9936PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired:
This appeal is from an order denying, without a hearing, a motion for relief from sentences imposed after convictions of armed robbery, 1 assault with a dangerous weapon, 2 and carrying a pistol without a license. 3
We affirmed, on July 19, 1974, those judgments of conviction but reversed a conviction of receiving stolen property 4 because the government’s proof failed to establish the corporate ownership of the property involved. 5
Thereafter, appellant moved to vacate the sentences imposed and for his immediate release, urging that such sentences “cannot be…
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- United States v. James W. McCord Jr., A/K/A Edward J. Warren A/K/A Edward J. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Charles HammondsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by20 opinions
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