Legal Opinion
Johnson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 1972No. 6323PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge:
Appellant was found guilty by a jury of second-degree burglary and received a sentence of 2 to 6 years. He noted an appeal and applied to the trial court for release on bail pending his appeal.
The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act (Pub.L.No. 91-358, 84 Stat. 473-668, effective February 1, 1971) provides:
A person who has been convicted of an offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment and has filed an appeal . . . shall be detained unless the judicial officer finds by clear and convincing evidence that (1) the person is not likely to flee or…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- McKane v. DurstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. Benjamin J. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Villines v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- United States v. AustinDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1985
- Payne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- United States v. EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981