Legal Opinion
Feeley v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 17, 1966No. 3863, 3864, 3869-3872PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellants were convicted of disorderly conduct after a trial by the court, sitting without a jury, and were each sentenced to ninety days in jail.
There is little, if any, dispute as to the facts. On August 9, 1965, a group of more than 250 demonstrators, of which appellants were members, paraded from the Washington Monument through the Mall to Third Street, N.W., pursuant to a permit issued by the United States Park Service. At Third Street, the demonstrators were informed by Inspector Powell of the Capitol Police that they were approaching the Capitol Grounds and that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Edwards v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Honorable Ronald v. Dellums v. James M. Powell, Chief, United States Capitol Police, Jerry v. Wilson, Chief, Metropolitan Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Comber v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- United States v. NicholsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- City of Chicago v. FortIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Shenfield v. City Court of City of Tucson, Pima CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
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