Carey v. District of Columbia

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Only one question is presented by this appeal: whether peeping in the window of an occupied, lighted apartment at 1:30 in the morning constitutes disorderly conduct within the meaning of the statute. 1

The pertinent provisions of the Law Enforcement Act are as follows:

“Sec. 211. (a) Whoever, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or under circumstances such that a breach of the peace may be occasioned thereby,—

“(1) acts in such a manner as to annoy, disturb, interfere with, obstruct, or be offensive to others; * *

The information filed with the trial court alleged…