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· 2/19/1959

Artis S. Washington v. United States

Citations

  • 263 F.2d 742
  • 105 U.S. App. D.C. 58
  • 1959 U.S. App. LEXIS 4386

How courts have described this case

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

  • defend ant’s unexplained presence in victim’s house, after gaining access by “force and stealth” through window, supported intent to steal inference
  • government proffered evidence of the defendant’s unexplained midnight presence in a darkened house, that presence having been accomplished by forcing open a window
  • government proffered evidence of the defendant's unexplained midnight presence in a darkened house, that presence having been accomplished by forcing open a window
  • forcible entry, darkened building, stealth, flight

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Judges: Burger, Miller, Washington, Wilbur

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