Legal Opinion
Scott v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 1962No. 3097 thru 3104PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Judge.
These eight cases have been brought here by four defendants who were convicted under our disorderly conduct statute which makes guilty of the offense,
“Whoever, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or under circumstances such that a breach of the peace may be occasioned thereby * * * congregates with others on a public street and refuses to move on when ordered by the police * * *Code 1961, § 22-1121(2).
On three occasions appellants appeared at the front or Pennsylvania Avenue side of the White House, wearing black armbands with white lettering, reading “Bomb Tests Kill…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cox v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- People v. GalpernNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- People v. HippleNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Frend v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- People v. HussockNew York Court of Special Session · 1940
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth ex rel. Weston v. WestonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Chemalali v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Rodgers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Feeley v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Stovall v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
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