DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. EVANS

No. 3997-4002.

225 A.2d 308 (1967)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Hercules EVANS, Appellee. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Elbert HOLLY, Appellee. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Wilbur STEWART, Appellee. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Adonis ARMSTRONG, Appellee. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Virginia PALMER, Appellee. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Alice FINCHER, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 6, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles T. Duncan, Corporation Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corporation Counsel, Hubert B. Pair and David P. Sutton, Asst. Corporation Counsel, for appellant.

No appearance for appellees.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.


HOOD, Chief Judge.

The government has appealed from six orders of the trial court setting aside forfeitures of collateral security posted by appellees who had been charged with disturbing a congregation engaged in a religious service.1 The forfeitures occurred on December 22, 1965, and orders setting them aside were entered on March 7, 1966. The government contends that the setting aside of the forfeitures was unauthorized because of the...

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