Legal Opinion
Alan Sedgwick v. Superior Court for the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 29, 1978No. 76-1967PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by LEVEN-THAL, Circuit Judge.
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
In this action, a petition for habeas corpus brought against the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the District Court granted the petition and the government took a timely appeal. 1 The issuance of the writ was grounded on the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Constitution. 2 The order precludes the trial of petitioner-appellee for various crimes — burglary, robbery, assault with intent to rape, assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault with intent to kill — arising out of a break-in in the Dupont…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Douglas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Unification Church v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Richard B. SandersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Robert James Maker, A/K/A Robert Maker, A/K/A R.J. Mahar Constance Bridget SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Adkins v. BordenkircherDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1981
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