What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. Your task is to identify the state or territory in which the case was first heard. If the case began in the federal district court, consider the state of that district court. If it is a habeas corpus case, consider the state of the state court that first heard the case. If the case originated in a federal administrative agency, answer "not applicable". Answer with the name of the state, or one of the following territories: District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Panama Canal Zone, or "not applicable" or "not determined".

Opinion:
Ulysses SALLEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 16863.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
Argued June 22, 1962.
Decided July 12, 1962.
Mr. Smith W. Brookhart, Washington, D. C., (appointed by this court) for appellant.
Mr. Paul A. Renne, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., Nathan J. Paulson, and Luke C. Moore, Asst. U. S. Attys., at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee.
Before Fahy, Danaher and Burger, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, tried by jury, was found guilty of blackmail as defined in 22 D.C. Code § 2305 (1961) and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of five months to two years. The basis for the indictment was the alleged extortion of $50 from the complaining witness by verbally threatening to accuse him of conduct which if true would tend to disgrace him and subject him to ridicule and contempt of society. Evidence adduced in support of the indictment related to threats to tell the complaining witness’ wife that he had caused the pregnancy of another woman.
The question on appeal is whether appellant’s motion for acquittal, based on insufficiency of the evidence, should have been granted. We are satisfied that the evidence was sufficient for submission of the issue of guilt to the jury.
Affirmed.

Question: In what state or territory was the case first heard?

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Answer: 53