Sanselo v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of conviction of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, on an indictment for an assault with- an intent to commit, rape. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Robb
This appeal is from a sentence of ten years in the penitentiary imposed upon the defendant, George Sanselo, in the supreme court of the District under sec. 803 of the Code [31 Stat. at L. 1321, chap. 854], the contention being that sentence should have been imposed, if at all, under sec. 805 or sec. 906 [31 Stat. at L. 1322 or 1337, chap. 854] thereof.
The indictment was in two counts, the first of which charged that the defendant “feloniously and wilfully did make an assault” upon a female named, with intent forcibly and against her will to ravish and carnally know her. The second count…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Commonwealth v. RoosnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Loose v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- McMath v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Commonwealth v. McDonaldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- George Younger, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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