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8 District of Columbia opinions name it 1 courts 1976–2024 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by District of Columbia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (11)

CaseFollowedCited
Ross v. Rossgreen
mdctspecapp · 1992 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
2 sentences

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

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Murray v. Murraygreen
fladistctapp · 1994 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
1 sentence

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

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In Re Marriage of O'Neillgreen
ill · 1990 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
2 sentences

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

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In Re Marriage of Hellwiggreen
illappct · 1981 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
2 sentences

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

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Clements v. Clementsgreen
vactapp · 1990 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
2 sentences

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

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Gentile v. Gentilegreen
fladistctapp · 1990 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
1 sentence

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

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In Re Marriage of Smithgreen
illappct · 1983 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
2 sentences

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

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Felix v. United Statesgreen
dc · 1986 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1990–1990
2 sentences

1990In undertaking this functional analysis, we are mindful of this court’s opinion in Felix v. United States, 508 A.2d 101, 105 (D.C. 1986), where we held that “active enrollment in a specific rehabilitation program is not a stated prerequisite to invocation of [the IAD] Act’s protections.” That case held that where a detainer has been unambiguously lodged, see id. at 102 , a prisoner need not show that the detainer has had any “detrimental effects" on his rehabilitation program for the IAD to apply.

1990In undertaking this functional analysis, we are mindful of this court’s opinion in Felix v. United States, 508 A.2d 101, 105 (D.C. 1986), where we held that “active enrollment in a specific rehabilitation program is not a stated prerequisite to invocation of [the IAD] Act’s protections.” That case held that where a detainer has been unambiguously lodged, see id. at 102 , a prisoner need not show that the detainer has had any “detrimental effects" on his rehabilitation program for the IAD to apply.

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Bean v. United Statesgreen
dc · 1979 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1983–1983
2 sentences

1983D.C.Code § 24-701, Art. 111(a) (1981); see Mauro, supra, 436 U.S. at 346 , 98 S.Ct. at 1840 ; Bean v. United States, 409 A.2d 1064, 1066 (D.C.1979); ante at 319 n. 3. 1 Thus, a functional analysis is necessary to determine whether the warrant here was lodged as a detainer, i.e., was intended as, or accorded the status of, a detainer.

1983III(a) (1981); see Mauro, supra, 436 U.S. at 346 , 98 S.Ct. at 1840 ; Bean v. United States, 409 A.2d 1064, 1066 (D.C.1979); ante at 319 n. 3. [1] Thus, a functional analysis is necessary to determine whether the warrant here was lodged as a detainer, i.e., was intended as, or accorded the status of, a detainer.

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United States v. Maurogreen
scotus · 1978 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1983–1983
2 sentences

1983D.C.Code § 24-701, Art. 111(a) (1981); see Mauro, supra, 436 U.S. at 346 , 98 S.Ct. at 1840 ; Bean v. United States, 409 A.2d 1064, 1066 (D.C.1979); ante at 319 n. 3. 1 Thus, a functional analysis is necessary to determine whether the warrant here was lodged as a detainer, i.e., was intended as, or accorded the status of, a detainer.

1983D.C.Code § 24-701, Art. 111(a) (1981); see Mauro, supra, 436 U.S. at 346 , 98 S.Ct. at 1840 ; Bean v. United States, 409 A.2d 1064, 1066 (D.C.1979); ante at 319 n. 3. 1 Thus, a functional analysis is necessary to determine whether the warrant here was lodged as a detainer, i.e., was intended as, or accorded the status of, a detainer.

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Walter Ashe v. Luther D. Robinsongreen
cadc · 1971 · cited in 1 District of Columbia opinions naming this issue, 1976–1976
2 sentences

1976Cf. Ashe v. Robinson, 146 U.S.App.D.C. 220, 222 , 450 F.2d 681, 683 (1971).

1976Cf. Ashe v. Robinson, 146 U.S.App.D.C. 220, 222 , 450 F.2d 681, 683 (1971).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (5)

CaseCitedYears
Sherman v. United States green
scotus · 1958
1 sentence

2024A functional analysis of who is an “agent” of the government furthers the objective of the entrapment defense, which is “designed to overcome” the “evil” that occurs when the government “plays on the weaknesses of an innocent party and beguiles him into committing crimes which he otherwise would not have attempted.” Sherman, 356 U.S. at 376 . “[T]he ‘purpose of the defense is to deter misconduct in enforcing the law.’” 2 LaFave, Substantive Criminal Law § 9.8(a) (quoting Model Penal Code § 2.13).

12024–2024
Padilla v. Kentucky green
scotus · 2010
2 sentences

2023In a subsequent in-depth consideration where the issue was presented for plenary review by the court sitting en banc, Bado, aware of Thomas, eschewed the mere regulatory classification inquiry and engaged in a functional analysis grounded on the fact that the “law has enmeshed criminal convictions and the penalty of deportation,” id. at 1252 (quoting Padilla, 559 U.S. at 365-66 ), deportation is an “integral part” of the proceeding, id. at 1254 (quoting Padilla, 559 U.S. at 364 ), and “attaches to a criminal conviction,” id. at 1258, such that it should be considered in an assessment of the se

2023In a subsequent in-depth consideration where the issue was presented for plenary review by the court sitting en banc, Bado, aware of Thomas, eschewed the mere regulatory classification inquiry and engaged in a functional analysis grounded on the fact that the “law has enmeshed criminal convictions and the penalty of deportation,” id. at 1252 (quoting Padilla, 559 U.S. at 365-66 ), deportation is an “integral part” of the proceeding, id. at 1254 (quoting Padilla, 559 U.S. at 364 ), and “attaches to a criminal conviction,” id. at 1258, such that it should be considered in an assessment of the se

12023–2023
Barker v. Wingo green
scotus · 1972
2 sentences

2006Moreover, “any inquiry into a speedy trial claim necessitates a functional analysis of the right in the particular context of the ease.” Barker, 407 U.S. at 522 , 92 S.Ct. 2182 .

2006Moreover, “any inquiry into a speedy trial claim necessitates a functional analysis of the right in the particular context of the ease.” Barker, 407 U.S. at 522 , 92 S.Ct. 2182 .

12006–2006
Sharp v. Sharp green
mdctspecapp · 1984
1 sentence

1998At the same time, recognizing that proof that a spouse purposely dissipated marital property to avoid a fair distribution will often be circumstantial, most courts considering the issue have employed a functional test: [dissipation occurs “where one spouse uses marital property for his own benefit and for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown.” Murray v. Murray, 636 So.2d 536, 538-39 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1994) (quoting Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So.2d 820, 823 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 1990)); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md.App. 176 , 600 A.2d 891, 898

11998–1998
Westfall v. Erwin red
scotus · 1988
2 sentences

1990In Westfall v. Erwin, 484 U.S. 292 , 108 S.Ct. 580 , 98 L.Ed.2d 619 (1988), the Court observed: this Court has long favored a "functional” inquiry — immunity attaches to particular official functions, not to particular offices.

1990In Westfall v. Erwin, 484 U.S. 292 , 108 S.Ct. 580 , 98 L.Ed.2d 619 (1988), the Court observed: this Court has long favored a "functional” inquiry — immunity attaches to particular official functions, not to particular offices.

11990–1990

Statutes the citing opinions construe

DC § D.C. Code § 22-2403 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

IL 42 (1980–2025) NM 34 (1986–2024) CA 28 (1979–2025) FL 24 (1979–2022) PA 22 (1975–2021) OH 21 (1983–2024) WA 20 (1976–2024) ME 19 (1978–2013) CT 18 (1992–2016) OR 17 (1966–2022) TX 16 (1997–2023) NJ 15 (1971–2021) MA 13 (1979–2025) LA 12 (1983–2011) CO 11 (1996–2026) ID 11 (1985–2020) WI 11 (1974–2025) AL 10 (1980–2010) MS 10 (1988–2015) NV 10 (1989–2017) IA 10 (1979–2019) NC 10 (1998–2026) NY 10 (1963–2019) TN 9 (1986–2020) MD 8 (1994–2025) DC 8 (1976–2024) KY 8 (1987–2022) AZ 7 (1976–2015) MO 7 (1993–2021) WV 6 (1978–2021) MN 6 (1981–2012) WY 6 (1982–2000) MT 6 (1987–2009) KS 6 (1972–2025) OK 5 (1975–1994) AK 5 (1976–2024) ND 4 (2001–2025) IN 4 (2001–2017) GA 3 (1989–2022) AR 3 (1994–2026) MI 3 (2002–2022) VT 3 (2009–2023) SD 3 (1997–2014) VA 3 (1987–2015) UT 3 (1991–1995) NH 2 (1984–1992)

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