HOBSON v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 7029.

304 A.2d 637 (1973)

Julius W. HOBSON, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 15, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Clarke, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Leo N. Gorman, Asst. Corporation Counsel, with whom C. Francis Murphy, Corporation Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FICKLING, GALLAGHER and PAIR, Associate Judges.


FICKLING, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted after a nonjury trial of failing to pay the established bus fare in violation of District of Columbia Council Regulation No. 72-5.1

Appellant raises several issues which he contends require that his conviction be set aside. The only issues we consider substantial enough to warrant discussion are: (1) whether the District of Columbia Council's declaration of an emergency is supported...

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