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  • Wilson v. United States

    568 A.2d 817 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 19, 1990

    Bartley v. United States, 530 A.2d 692, 697 (D.C.1987) (citations omitted). As explained in United States v. … WMATA is a creature of an interstate compact in which the elected representatives of the three jurisdictions comprise its board of directors. See WMATA Compact, §§ 5 & 8.

    Vacated by Wilson v. United States, 1991 D.C. App. LEXIS 178 (1991)Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Purcell v. Thomas

    28 A.3d 1138 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 29, 2011

    Weaver v. … Young & Simon, Inc. v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Jones v. Jones

    20 App. D.C. 38 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 6, 1902

    Hamilton — we did not dream of talcing any aprons, but we did beat her of 3 days board, & sold my little satchel to- a woman for $2; she now sees where we got the best of her, and she is telling a story on us. … See also Timmings v. Timmings, 3 Hag. Eccl. Rep. 16; Ribet v. Ribet, 39 Ala. 348 ; Peck v. Peck, 44 Hun (N. Y.), 290. The decree below should be affirmed, and it is so ordered. Decree affirmed.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • In Re DAJ

    694 A.2d 860 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 1, 1997

    See Little v. United States, 665 A.2d 977, 980 (D.C.1995). Rather, we have repeatedly invoked the principle set forth in Miller v. … Peay v. United States, 597 A.2d 1318, 1320 (D.C.1991) (en *865 banc) (citation omitted). Moreover, "[w]e must accept the trial judge's findings of evidentiary fact and his resolution of conflicting testimony." Brown v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • In Re Richardson

    759 A.2d 649 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 21, 2000

    Ko v. … Servs. v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Government Employees Insurance v. Group Hospitalization Medical Services, Inc.

    602 A.2d 1083 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 14, 1992

    See Taylor v. … Montgomery County Board of Education, 295 Md. 442 , 456 A.2d 894 (1983) (declining to adopt comparative negligence standard). 2 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • In re M.M.D.

    662 A.2d 837 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 30, 1995

    Brown v. United States, 66 A.2d 491, 493 (D.C.1949). … United States v. Brown, 333 U.S. 18, 25-26 , 68 S.Ct. 376, 380 , 92 L.Ed. 442 (1948) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • United States v. Dockery

    294 A.2d 158 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 23, 1972

    See Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Board, 102 U.S.App.D.C. 395 , 254 F.2d 314 (1958), aff’d on other grounds, 367 U.S. 1 , 81 S.Ct. 1357 , 6 L.Ed.2d 625 (1961). See also NLRB v. … V, 1972). .

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Hawk v. D.C. DOES

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 11, 2021

    HAWK, PETITIONER, v. … Hawk appealed the ALJ’s decision in this case to the Compensation Review Board (CRB), which affirmed. The CRB agreed with the ALJ’s reliance upon LaRose.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Chase v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

    804 A.2d 1119 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 15, 2002

    Butler v. District of Columbia Dep’t of Empl. Servs., 598 A.2d 733, 735 (D.C.1991). … As we have done previously, see Washington Times v. District of Columbia Dep't of Empl.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • McBride v. United States

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 5, 2021

    (quoting Allen v. … Cf., e.g., Brown v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Williams v. United States

    385 A.2d 760 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 25, 1978

    See Manson v. Brathwaite, 97 S.Ct. 2243 (1977). See also Fields v. … I note that the Supreme Court has avoided extending the “totality of circumstances” standard across the board in evaluating exclusionary rules. See Moore v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • JEFFREY BOWSER v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, and CLARK CONSTRUCTION, LLC, INTERVENORS.

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 25, 2016

    United States Gypsum Co. v. Pendleton, 340 P.2d 467, 468 (Okla. 1959). … Simmons v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd., 96 A.3d 1143, 1149 (Pa. Commw.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • O'CONNOR v. United States

    399 A.2d 21 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 13, 1979

    Bishop v. United States, 71 U.S.App.D.C. 132 , 135, 107 F.2d 297, 301 (1939); Hamilton v. United States, 26 App.D.C. 382, 385 (1905). In Bishop v. … Brown v. United States, D.C.App., 244 A.2d 487, 490 (1968). Although there are no ironclad rules for determining when the denial of a continuance is so arbitrary as to deny due process, Ungar v.

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Olafisoye v. United States

    857 A.2d 1078 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 9, 2004

    See, e.g., Brown v. United States, 289 A.2d 891, 892-893 (D.C.1972). Both the D.C. Code and the Superior Court Criminal Rules require that motions to suppress be filed before trial. See D.C. … See New York v.

    Cited 40 timesPublished
  • Washington v. United States

    499 A.2d 95 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 30, 1985

    Compare United States v. … See Sherer v. United States, 470 A.2d 732, 737 (D.C.1983), ce rt. denied, — U.S. -, 105 S.Ct. 325 , 83 L.Ed.2d 262 (1984); Brown v. United States, 409 A.2d 1093, 1099 (D.C.1979).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Lloyd v. United States

    64 A.3d 405 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 24, 2013

    The court may permit the introduction or use of a demonstrative aid “if it is ‘sufficiently explanatory or illustrative of relevant testimony in the case to be of potential help to the trier of fact.’ ” Brown v. … French v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Hamilton v. Rathbone

    9 App. D.C. 48 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 1, 1896

    Goodman v. Winter, 64 Ala. 410 ; France v. Haynes, 67 Iowa, 139 ; Schench v. Sautter, 73 Mo. 46 ; Moore v. Hill, 85 N. C. 218 . … Rel., Secs. 444, 446; Pitcher v. Laycock, 7 Ind. 398 ; Cresinger v. Welch, 15 Ohio, 156 ; Green v. Green, 69 N. Y. 553 ; Bedinger v. Wharton, 27 Gratt. 857 . In the case of Russ v.

    Reversed on other grounds by Hamilton v. Rathbone, 175 U.S. 414 (1899)Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission

    498 A.2d 1167 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 27, 1985

    FPC v. Hope Natural Gas Co., supra, 320 U.S. at 602 , 64 S.Ct. at 287 ; see D.C. Telephone Answering Service Committee v. Public Service Commission, supra, 476 A.2d at 1119; People’s Counsel v. … From the consumer standpoint, the upper boundary cannot be so high that the rate would be classified as ‘exorbitant.’ ’’ Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Tanaka v. Sheehan

    589 A.2d 391 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 12, 1991

    Preston v. … Phelps, 269 Ky. 493, 496 , 107 S.W.2d 288, 290 (1937); Brown v. Gaskins, 284 S.C. 30, 32 , 324 S.E.2d 639, 640 (Ct.App.1984); Wykoff v. Barton, 646 P.2d 756, 758 (Utah 1982). 7 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished

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