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STONEWALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. McLaughlin
151 A.2d 535 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 28, 1959
Guaranty Trust Co. of New York v. United States, 1938, 304 U.S. 126, 132-133 , 58 S.Ct. 785 , 82 L.Ed. 1224 . . National Rifle Ass’n of America v. Young, 1943, 77 U.S.App.D.C. 290, 291 , 134 F.2d 524, 525 . . … Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers v. United States, 1932, 286 U.S. 427 , 52 S.Ct. 607 , 76 L.Ed. 1204 . . See also, Hake v. Warren, 1947, 184 Tenn. 372 , 199 S.W.2d 102 ; cf. Eureka Printing Co. v.
Cited 4 timesPublished904 A.2d 383 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 10, 2006
The government concedes that, in light of our holding in Brown v. … See Chapman v.
Cited 11 timesPublished687 A.2d 922 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 19, 1996
A Browning automatic .22 with a sawed off barrel was found in a back pack behind a door in the apartment. … Rich, 481 A.2d 464, 470 (D.C.1984) (noting that arguably the witness, an alcohol control board member, did not offer opinion testimony but merely testified as to what hap *925 pened at a meeting and how the board reacted
Cited 7 timesPublished466 A.2d 851 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 9, 1983
jacket and brown pants. … See Gabrou v. May Department Stores Co., 462 A.2d 1102 (D.C.1983); Dent v. May Department Stores Co., 459 A.2d 1042 (D.C.1982); Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Kelly, 448 A.2d 856 (D.C.1982); Prieto v.
Cited 3 timesPublished5 A.3d 1 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 30, 2010
Zacarias v. … Patterson v.
Cited 30 timesPublished980 A.2d 1170 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 17, 2009
See State v. Ditton, 333 Mont. 483 , 144 P.3d 783 (2006) (affirming conviction for DUI offense which occurred in 2002); State v. … Smith, 472 U.S. 479, 484 , 105 S.Ct. 2787 , 86 L.Ed.2d 384 (1985) (quoting Bill Johnson’s Restaurants, Inc. v. NLRB, 461 U.S. 731, 743 , 103 S.Ct. 2161 , 76 L.Ed.2d 277 (1983)). 4 .
Cited 10 timesPublishedJenkins v. District of Columbia
379 A.2d 1177 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 21, 1977
Appellant’s argument is contrary to the decisions of this court in Miller v. Spencer, D.C.App., 330 A.2d 250 (1974), and Brown v. District of Columbia, D.C.App., 304 A.2d 292 (1973). … Miller v. Spencer, supra at 252. The police report in the present case is of the same nature as the one rejected in Brown as inadequate to notify the District.
Cited 24 timesPublished464 A.2d 115 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 14, 1983
April 15, 1981) (per curiam Order); Graham v. District of Columbia, 127 A.2d 150 (D.C.1956); Perlich v. District of Columbia, 90 A.2d 227 (D.C.1952); United States v. Davis, 18 App.D.C. 280 (1901). … This is the rationale employed by the Supreme Court in Klapprott v.
Cited 34 timesPublishedMontgomery v. District of Columbia
598 A.2d 162 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 17, 1991
District of Columbia v. Gray, 452 A.2d 962, 965 (D.C.1982). 3 Concluding that a “renewed proceeding before the Board ... … Co. v.
Cited 15 timesPublishedBilly Zhao Zhen Zhang v. District of Columbia Department of Consumer
834 A.2d 97 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 23, 2003
Harrison v. Board of Trs. of the Univ. of the District of Columbia, 758 A.2d 19, 22 (D.C.2000). … We do not suggest through this opinion any view as to what the Board’s judgment should be in this ease. V.
Cited 8 timesPublished876 A.2d 637 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 9, 2005
A detailed discussion of the underlying facts may be found in United States v. Helbling, 209 *638 F.3d 226 (3d Cir.2000). 2 . See Attorney Grievance Comm’n v. Susman, 357 Md. 373 , 744 A.2d 548 (2000). … See, e.g., Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Susman, 568 Pa. 302 , 795 A.2d 957 (2002); Florida Bar v. Susman, 767 So.2d 463 (Fla.2000).
Cited 7 timesPublished40 A.3d 883 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 23, 2012
of obstruction of justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503 (a) (2000). 1 The events that led to Blair’s convictions are set forth in detail in United States v. … APPENDIX REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD ON PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY This matter is before the Board on Professional Responsibility (the “Board”) pursuant to an order of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Cited 3 timesPublishedHiligh v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
935 A.2d 1070 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 8, 2007
See generally District of Columbia v. … As there is no provision in the District’s statute from which the Board’s interpretation can reasonably arise, we conclude that the Board’s conclusion is legally erroneous. Weaver Bros. v.
Cited 6 timesPublishedHoward University Hospital v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
994 A.2d 375 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 6, 2010
Kovac v. … Smith v.
Cited 5 timesPublishedDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 10, 2025
Brown v. United States, 313 A.3d 555, 560 (D.C. 2024) (quoting Bingman v. United States, 267 A.3d 1084, 1087 (D.C. 2022)). … While “[p]robable cause cannot be based on a ‘hunch’ or ‘gut’ feeling,” In re T.H., 898 A.2d 908, 912 (D.C. 2006) (quoting (Marvin) Brown v.
Cited 0 timesPublished661 A.2d 1073 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 29, 1995
See Brown v. United States, 409 A.2d 1093, 1099 (D.C.1979) (evidence is relevant where it “will tend to establish a material proposition in the case”). … See Lawrence v.
Cited 8 timesPublished926 A.2d 1156 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 28, 2007
M; see, e.g., Peay v. United States, 597 A.2d 1318, 1320 (D.C.1991) (en banc). The court’s legal conclusions on Fourth Amendment issues, however, are “subject to de novo review.” Brown v. … Brown, 590 A.2d at 1014 ; see United States v.
Cited 29 timesPublished565 A.2d 627 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 3, 1989
The Board on Professional Responsibility found respondent had neglected a legal matter entrusted to him, DR 6 — 101(A)(3), had intentionally failed to seek a client’s lawful objectives, DR V — 101(A)(1), and had engaged in … V. Respondent has not contested the proposed stay, coupled with imposition of a two-year probation (including monitoring by medical and professional experts). We are required, nonetheless, to review its suitability.
Cited 37 timesPublishedMARLON WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES
130 A.3d 343 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 21, 2016
Brown’s testimonial hearsay statements, we conclude that their erroneous admission was harmless. See Duvall v. United States, 975 A.2d 839, 843 (D.C.2009) (applying the test for harmless error under Chapman v. … (quoting United States v. Brown, 352 F.3d 654, 664 (2d Cir.2003))). Mr. Williams has made no argument that the trial court plainly erred on this basis. .
Cited 8 timesPublished389 A.2d 277 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 14, 1978
Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590 , 601 n.6, 95 S.Ct. 2254, 2261 , 45 L.Ed.2d *285 416 (1975). … As the Court indicated in Brown v.
Reversed on other grounds by United States v. Crews, 445 U.S. 463 (1980)Cited 33 timesPublished
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