· 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
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Judges: Ferren, Terry, Rogers
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