Messina v. District of Columbia

Decided August 17, 1995. Warren King wrote the opinion for the court.

663 A.2d 535 · Cited 55 times

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• District of Columbia v. Peters · 527 A.2d 1269
• District of Columbia v. Carmichael · 577 A.2d 312
• District of Columbia v. Moreno · 647 A.2d 396
• District of Columbia v. White · 442 A.2d 159
• Meek v. Shepard · 484 A.2d 579

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