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6 District of Columbia opinions name it 1 courts 1975–2019 0 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Evans v. United Statesgreen1 sentence2015See generally, e.g., Evans v. United States, 779 A.2d 891, 894 (D.C. 2001) (“a person charged with an attempt to commit a crime may be convicted even though the evidence shows a completed offense”) (internal quotation marks omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Rivas v. United Statesgreen1 sentence2015Code § 17-305 (a) (2012 Repl.). “[A]lthough a [fact-finder] is entitled to draw a vast range of reasonable inferences from evidence, [the fact-finder] may not base a verdict on mere speculation.” Schools v. United States, 84 A.3d 503, 508 (D.C. 2013) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). “[A]ppellate review of the sufficiency of the evidence is not toothless,” and “[w]e have an obligation to take seriously the requirement that the evidence in a criminal prosecution must be strong enough that a [fact-finder] behaving rationally really could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” Riva | 1 | 1 |
James M. Schools v. United Statesgreen1 sentence2015Code § 17-305 (a) (2012 Repl.). “[A]lthough a [fact-finder] is entitled to draw a vast range of reasonable inferences from evidence, [the fact-finder] may not base a verdict on mere speculation.” Schools v. United States, 84 A.3d 503, 508 (D.C. 2013) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). “[A]ppellate review of the sufficiency of the evidence is not toothless,” and “[w]e have an obligation to take seriously the requirement that the evidence in a criminal prosecution must be strong enough that a [fact-finder] behaving rationally really could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” Riva | 1 | 1 |
Golden Pisces, Inc. v. Fred Wahl Marine Construction, Inc.green1 sentence2012Similarly, in Golden Pisces, the Ninth Circuit determined that the doctrine of judicial estoppel, “which precludes a party from gaining an advantage by taking contradictory positions at different stages of a judicial proceeding,” applied to the shipowner’s attempt to claim attorney’s fees because the shipowner “first argued to [its] advantage that the written contract was void ... and now seek[s], again to [its] advantage, to enforce a term from that same contract.” 495 F.3d at 1084 (internal quotation marks omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Ferreira v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Servicesgreen1 sentence1991Thus, the recognition of an employee’s informal reporting of her own work-related injury as an attempt to claim compensation, although a fairly expansive interpretation of the Act, see Ferreira v. District of Columbia Dep’t of Employment Servs., 531 A.2d 651, 655 (D.C.1987) (Act to be construed liberally for employee’s benefit), advances the purpose of the Act by preventing employers from taking action in retaliation for an employee’s use of the worker’s compensation system. | 1 | 1 |
Public Employee Relations Board v. Washington Teachers' Union Local 6green1 sentence1989Employees Relations Bd. v. Washington Teachers’ Union Local 6, 556 A.2d 206, 207 (D.C.1989) (citations omitted). | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Ahmadgreen2 sentences1975United States v. Ahmad, supra note 20, 53 F.R.D. at 190-91 . .The prosecuting attorney stated at various points in the argument on the motion that this was not the average, run-of-the-mill homicide; that it was a bizarre case which probably would not recur, and that an attempt by the defense to locate the witnesses would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. 1975United States v. Ahmad, supra note 20, 53 F.R.D. at 190-91 . .The prosecuting attorney stated at various points in the argument on the motion that this was not the average, run-of-the-mill homicide; that it was a bizarre case which probably would not recur, and that an attempt by the defense to locate the witnesses would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in District of Columbia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Paine v. Paine
green
1 sentence2019Id. at 357 . | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Nestor v. Britt
green
2 sentences2012Also, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, addressed an inverse, but analogous, factual scenario in Nestor v. Britt, 270 A.D.2d 192 , 707 N.Y.S.2d 11 (N.Y.App.Div.2000). 2012Also, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, addressed an inverse, but analogous, factual scenario in Nestor v. Britt, 270 A.D.2d 192 , 707 N.Y.S.2d 11 (N.Y.App.Div.2000). | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Dyson v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
green
1 sentence1991Id. at 1067 In the case before us, Boyd requested that she be allowed to take leave to recuperate from her work-related stress. | 1 | 1991–1991 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.