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· 6/25/1974

Arshack v. United States

Citations

  • 321 A.2d 845
  • 1974 D.C. App. LEXIS 234

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • appeal from denial of motion for judgment of acquittal contending conduct protected by First Amendment
  • “Upon the court rests the responsibility of declaring the law; upon the [factfinder], the responsibility of applying the law so declared to the facts as they, upon their conscience, believe them to be.” (citation modified)
  • upholding trial court’s refusal to give jury nullification instruction

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Judges: Kern, Gallagher, Yeagley

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