Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Achu
Loudoun County Circuit Court
Decided August 23, 2000No. Case No. Cr. 13228; Case No. Cr. 13207Published
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Thomas D. Horne
These two cases are before this court on appeal from the General District Court of Loudoun County. Both defendants are charged with unlawfully soliciting passengers in violation of Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority regulation number 5.23. The offenses are alleged to have occurred at Dulles Airport located in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Mr. Achu and Mr. Munawar have filed motions to dismiss the charges. They contend that the Airport Authority was unconstitutionally created, and thus, any regulations adopted by it are void. In addition, it is their position that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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