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· 1/18/1985

Culp v. United States

Citations

  • 486 A.2d 1174
  • 1985 D.C. App. LEXIS 313

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting the house was missing a rear door, its windows were shattered, and the interior was in “shambles”
  • observing that the government must prove a “general intent to enter”
  • affirming because “officers could reasonably conclude that appellant knowingly entered ‘against the will of . . . the person lawfully in charge’”
  • affirming because “officers could reasonably conclude that appellant knowingly entered ‘against the will of ... the person lawfully in charge’ ”
  • noting boarded windows gives sufficient warning an abandoned building should not be entered
  • noting boarded windows gives sufficient warning an abandoned building should not be entered

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Ferren, Terry, Rogers

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