1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 142 A.2d
  5. 142 A.2d 604 (1958)
 

NELSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 2142.

142 A.2d 604 (1958)

Katherine NELSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided June 12, 1958.

Motion for Clarification of Modification Denied July 3, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard D. Levine and George R. Jacobi, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Walter J. Bonner, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Lewis Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., and Edward C. O'Connell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code, § 11-776(b).

CAYTON, Acting Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the larceny of a radio. The important question on her appeal is whether the Government proved ownership of the stolen article.

In the statement of proceedings the radio was described as being the property of "Butler Federal Clothing Stores, Inc.," though the information did not allege such a corporate status. During cross-examination the Government's only witness (a...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases