Legal Opinion

Cass v. District of Columbia

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 6, 2003No. 99-CT-969PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUIZ, Associate Judge:

Brett Cass was convicted of possessing an alcoholic beverage while he was under twenty-one years of age, see D.C.Code § 25-130(a) (Supp.2000), and sentenced to nine months of probation, under D.C.Code § 25-130(b-l), a $300 fine under D.C.Code § 25-130(b-2), and 40 hours of community service work. 1 While Cass does not dispute that he violated the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (“ABC Act”), he contends that his infraction is not a crime punishable under D.C.Code § 25 — 130(b—1) or any other provision of the ABC Act. 2 He claims that the only sanctions available for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Hudson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. DuffeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Jarrett v. Woodward Bros., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE AND RAND SIMBERG v. MICHAEL E. MANN, NATIONAL REVIEW, INC. v. MICHAEL E. MANNDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
  2. Ford v. ChartOne, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. Crawford v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. Odeniran v. Hanley Wood, LLCDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. Doe v. Metropolitan Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006

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