Legal Opinion
Shiel v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 10, 1986No. 83-1222 to 83-1224PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
Appellants seek reversal of their convictions for unlawful entry 1 of the United States Capitol on the basis of their right of free speech, necessity, their good faith reasonable belief in a right to remain, and prosecutorial selectivity, vindictiveness, and misconduct. We reject their arguments, and affirm.
At approximately 1:25 p.m. on January 25, 1983, a large group of demonstrators entered the Capitol Rotunda. Within a short time, the number of demonstrators in the Rotunda swelled to several hundred. The demonstrators sat on the floor, chanted, sang, and prayed…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Clark v. Community for Creative Non-ViolenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. AlbertiniSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by14 opinions
- James L. Pouillon v. City of Owosso Sergeant Sharon Little and Officer W. G. BlanchettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Wheelock v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Hemmati v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Boertje v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Abney v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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