Case law

Bell v. United States

950 A.2d 56 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 12, 2008

Brown v. United States, 864 A.2d 996, 1004 (D.C.2005) (quoting Harris v. United States, 614 A.2d 1277, 1282 (D.C.1992)). … .”); Brown, supra, 864 A.2d at 1004 ; Reese v.

Katarina Straughn v. DOES / WMATA (previously released on 12/19/2017 as an MOJ)

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 1, 2018

Jones v. … See, e.g., Clark v.

Moore v. United States

468 A.2d 1342 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 6, 1983

See Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590, 604 , 95 S.Ct. 2254, 2262 , 45 L.Ed.2d 416 (1975); compare Salvucci, supra, 448 U.S. at 95, 100 S.Ct. at 2554 . We believe that our inquiry should be guided by Terry v. … But see Austin v.

Joseph Jones v. United States

99 A.3d 679 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 18, 2014

Brown, 700 A.2d 760, 761 (D.C. 1997). However, barring a finding of undue suggestivity, ―it is the function of the jury to determine whether eyewitness identification is reliable.‖ United States v. … Hurt v.

Gonzalez v. United States

697 A.2d 819 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 10, 1997

See Brown v. United States, 627 A.2d 499, 508 (D.C.1993) (“defendant may not take one position at trial and a contradictory position on appeal” (citing cases)); Laney v. United States, 54 App. … Clark v. United States, 639 A.2d 76, 81 (D.C.1993); Russell v. United States, 586 A.2d 695, 700 (D.C.1991); Brown v. United States, 464 A.2d 120, 123 (D.C.1983).

Fields v. District of Columbia

232 A.2d 300 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 25, 1967

To be licensed an applicant had to pass an examination in various fields of the optician’s skills as well as the practical anatomy of the eye. 20 Also, in State Board of Optometry v. … Reed v.

Crooks v. Williams

508 A.2d 912 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 7, 1986

Llewelyn Crooks is a Board Certified physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. On May 22, 1979, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Dr. Crooks received a telephone call from one of his patients, Maxine Williams. … Ceco Corp. v. Coleman, 441 A.2d 940, 944 (D.C.1982). In reviewing the trial court’s denial of the motion, we are governed by the same standard. Id.

Mullin v. Washington Free Weekly, Inc.

785 A.2d 296 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 8, 2001

Colbert v. … To the best of our knowledge, the only case to suggest that the discovery rule may apply across the board to all defamation claims, and that only in dictum, is Hoke v. Paul, 65 Haw. 478 , 653 P.2d 1155, 1159 (1982).

Jefferson v. United States

631 A.2d 13 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 26, 1993

The recent decision in Brown v. … See Brown, supra, 627 A.2d at 505 .

Williams v. United States

569 A.2d 97 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 31, 1989

This restriction on multiple punishments for one offense, however, “serves principally as a restraint on courts and prosecutors” who otherwise might seek to punish too severely, Brown v. … DeCasaus, 150 Cal.App.2d 274 , 309 P.2d 835 , cert. denied, 355 U.S. 890 , 78 S.Ct. 262 , 2 L.Ed.2d 189 (1957); State v. Lowe, 130 So.2d 288 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1961); Brown v.

Hernandez v. United States

853 A.2d 202 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 8, 2004

Frost v. United States, 618 A.2d 658 , 662-63 n. 19 (D.C.1992). The test for “some evidence” is “a minimal one,” Shuler v. … Brown v. United States, 619 A.2d 1180, 1182 (D.C.1992) (per curiam), citing inter alia United States v. Peterson, 157 U.S.App. D.C. 219, 226-27, 483 F.2d 1222, 1229-30 (1973).

Dodson, Jr. v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 9, 2023

Austin v. United States, 64 A.3d 413, 422 (D.C. 2013) (quoting Brown v. United States, 726 A.2d 149, 153 (D.C. 1999)). … Brown v. United States, 952 A.2d 942, 947 (D.C. 2008) (alteration in original) (quoting Adams v.

Stewart v. United States

383 A.2d 330 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 13, 1978

Blair and four or five friends then boarded a downtown bus. Almost immediately, a fight broke out on the bus between Blair (and his friends) and Dennis Banks (and his friend, James Taylor). … See, e. g., Calhoun v. United States, D.C.App., 369 A.2d 605, 607 (1977); Chaconas v. United States, D.C.App., 326 A.2d 792, 797 (1974); United States v.

Mayo v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 6, 2022

Robinson v. United States, 76 A.3d 329, 335 (D.C. 2013) (quoting the companion case to Terry, Sibron v. New York, 392 U.S. 40, 64 (1968)); see also Brown v. … Brown, 590 A.2d at 1013.

Brooks v. United States

686 A.2d 214 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 12, 1996

See Taylor v. … See, e.g., Kraut, supra, 580 A.2d at 1314 ; Gorfkle, supra, 444 A.2d at 941 ; In re Schwartz, 391 A.2d 278, 281 (D.C.1978); In re Brown, 320 A.2d 92, 94-95 (D.C.1974); see also Sykes v. United States, 144 U.S.App.

Bettis v. United States

325 A.2d 190 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 10, 1974

That was concurred in by the Superintendent, and by the District of Columbia Board of Parole. The trial court reached the same conclusion. … The Classification Committee, the Superintendent, and the Board of Parole all agreed unanimously that appellant should be sentenced as an adult. In Reed v.

Colbert v. Georgetown University

623 A.2d 1244 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 4, 1993

Brown v. General Motors Acceptance Corp., 490 A.2d 1125, 1126 (D.C.1985) (citing cases). … DeBoer v. Brown, 138 Ariz. 168, 170 , 673 P.2d 912, 914 (1983) (citations omitted).

Ford v. United States

549 A.2d 1124 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 10, 1988

Brown v. United States, 409 A.2d 1093, 1097 (D.C.1979). But these prohibitions are not absolutes, any more than is an unlimited right to show bias. … See Davis v.

Wooden v. United States

6 A.3d 833 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 28, 2010

See, e.g., Plummer v. United States, 983 A.2d 323, 339-40 (D.C.2009) (carrying a pistol without a license; possession of an unregistered firearm); Brown v. … See also Brown v.

Guadalupe v. United States

585 A.2d 1348 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 31, 1991

A police dog showed some interest in the checked bag but did not attack it, and Morin was allowed to board the airplane. However, the sergeant alerted Austin authorities of Morin’s suspected criminal activity. … The Court stated: What is apparent from Royer and Brown [v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 , 99 S.Ct. 2637 , 61 L.Ed.2d 357 (1979) ] is that police questioning, by itself, is unlikely to result in a Fourth Amendment violation.