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  • Badawi v. Hawk One Security, Inc.

    21 A.3d 607 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 16, 2011

    See, e.g., Benjamin v. Washington Hosp. Ctr., 6 A.3d 263, 269-70 (D.C.2010); (Angel) Brown v. Hawk One Sec., Inc., 3 A.3d 1142, 1146-48 (D.C.2010); Doyle v. … Morris, supra, 975 A.2d at 181 (quoting (Charlita) Brown v. Corr. Corp. of Am., 942 A.2d 1122, 1125 (D.C.2008)) (internal quotation mark omitted); see also Douglas-Slade v. U.S.

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  • Ellison v. United States

    919 A.2d 612 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 29, 2007

    Brown v. United States, 795 A.2d 56, 63 (D.C.2002) (quoting Gardner v. United States, 698 A.2d 990 , 1002 *615 (D.C.1997)); see also Owens v. … Blackledge v. United States, 871 A.2d 1193, 1196 (D.C.2005); Spain v. United States, 665 A.2d 658 , 662 n. 5 (D.C.1995).

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  • In re Soto

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 3, 2023

    Porter, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel, Myles V. Lynk, Senior Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, and Joseph C. Perry, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, were on the brief for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. … We accept the Board’s recommendation. “The Board’s recommended sanction ‘comes to us with a strong presumption in favor of its imposition.’”

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  • Robinson v. United States

    355 A.2d 567 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 2, 1976

    Hence, the frisk was lawful under Sibron v. State of New York, supra; Terry v. Ohio, supra; and Adams v. Williams, supra. … Appellant is a Negro male and was wearing a red jacket and brown or reddish-brown pants. 3 .

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  • Johnson v. United States

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 15, 2021

    See Utah v. Strieff, 136 S.Ct. 2056 (2016); Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590, 603-04 (1975). … Brown v. United States, 97 A.3d 92, 97 n.5 (D.C. 2014) (quoting United States v. Flynn, 309 F.3d 736, 738 (10th Cir. 2002).

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  • Thomas v. United States

    382 A.2d 24 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 19, 1978

    See also Anderson v. United States, D.C.App., 364 A.2d 143 (1976); United States v. Brown, 149 U.S.App.D.C. 43 , 461 F.2d 134 (1972) (en banc). … Anderson v. United States, supra; Crawley v. United States, D.C.App., 328 A.2d 777 (1974). *28 A case in point is United States v. Brown, supra.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • In Re Manville

    494 A.2d 1289 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 28, 1985

    Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners, 353 U.S. 232, 239 , 77 S.Ct. 752, 756 , 1 L.Ed.2d 796 (1957). … See In re Application of Matthews, 462 A.2d at 174; Florida Board of Bar Examiners; In re Eimers, 358 So.2d 7, 9 (Fla.1978) (per curiam); Rosenthal v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Goodman v. NATIONAL AIRLINES, INCORPORATED

    201 A.2d 877 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 26, 1964

    Van Lines v. … In United States v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • In re Reggie

    666 A.2d 69 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 2, 1995

    See United States v. Musacchio, 940 F.2d 486, 491 (9th Cir.1991); United States v. Parekh, 926 F.2d 402 (5th Cir.1991). … We adopt the Board's recommendations and order respondent disbarred, nunc pro tunc, as of November 10,1993.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • In Re Goffe

    641 A.2d 458 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 5, 1994

    “When the court disagrees with the Board as to the seriousness of the offense or the demands of consistency, however, the Board’s recommendations are accordingly granted less weight.” … See Goffe v. Pickard, 588 A.2d 265 (D.C.1991).

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  • Franklin v. United States

    204 A.2d 341 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 2, 1964

    Pettas v. United States, D.C.App., 203 A.2d 170, 172 (1964); Teresi v. United States, D.C.App., 187 A.2d 492, 493 (1963). … The suspect had been described as a “brown-skinned” colored man, 5' 7” or 5' 8” tall, 150 pounds, “very neatly” dressed, wearing a gray or black topcoat and a brown or gray hat.

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  • Turner v. Fraternal Order of Police

    500 A.2d 1005 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 13, 1985

    Such testing may also be mandated at the discretion of a member of the Board of Police and Fire Surgeons. … Don’t Tear It Down, Inc. v. District of Columbia, 395 A.2d 388, 391 (D.C.1978) (citations omitted); District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Board v.

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  • BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, LOCAL 2087

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 21, 2016

    District of Columbia v. … Fed. of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Board of Educ. of the District of Columbia, 109 F.3d 774, 777 (D.C. Cir. 1997).

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  • In re Matzkin

    850 A.2d 310 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 27, 2004

    United States v. Matzkin, 14 F.3d 1014 (4th Cir. 1994). … The matter then came before the Board on Professional Responsibility. By letter of March 26, 2002, Bar Counsel advised the Board that she did not object to the findings or the recommendation of the Hearing Committee.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Morrison v. United States

    579 A.2d 686 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 16, 1990

    United States v. Brown, 138 U.S.App.D.C. 398, 401 , 428 F.2d 1100, 1103 (1970). … Brown v. United States, 379 A.2d 708 (D.C.1977). His reliance on Butler v. United States, 388 A.2d 883, 885 (D.C.1978), and Fallen v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • United States v. Barnes

    496 A.2d 1040 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 16, 1985

    See Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47, 51-52 , 99 S.Ct. 2637, 2640-2641 , 61 L.Ed.2d 357 (1979) (no justification for seizing appellant seen walking away from another man in alley in area known for drug traffic); Robinson v. … United States v.

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • In re Roy L. Person, Jr.

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 4, 2020

    Pearson v. … Because Pearson v.

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  • Mitchell v. District of Columbia

    741 A.2d 1049 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 16, 1999

    See Byrd v. United States, 579 A.2d 725, 728 (D.C.1990) (material difference between statute and instruction would require reversal of conviction); see also Spade v. … Partnership v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Delonta Robert St. John v. United States

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 14, 2020

    Cosio v. United States, 927 A.2d 1106, 1132 (D.C. 2007) (internal quotations and brackets omitted); see also Brown v. United States, 181 A.3d, 164 (D.C. 2018). … Baylor v.

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  • Moss v. United States

    29 App. D.C. 188 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 5, 1907

    Brewer v. Blougher, 14 Pet. 197, 198 , 10 L. ed. 417, 418. … United States v. Sampson, 19 App. D. C. 435; Rosencrans v. United States, 165 U. S. 257, 262 , 41 L. ed. 708, 710, 17 Sup. Ct. Rep. 302; McCarthy v. McCarthy, 20 App. D. C. 195; Cope v. Cope, 137 U.

    Cited 2 timesPublished

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