Legal Opinion
Williams v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 7, 1967No. 4037PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge:
Alleging three errors, George Albert Williams appeals from his conviction of using “profane language, indecent and obscene words” on a public sidewalk in violation of D.C.Code § 22-1107 (1961). He had been charged by information in two counts: one, that he did “use profane language, indecent and obscene words,” 1 and, two, “under circumstances such that a breach of the peace may be occasioned thereby did congregate with others on a public street and did refuse to move on when ordered by the police” 2 to do so. The .case was tried without a jury. At the conclusion of the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gitlow v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by6 opinions
- George Albert Williams v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Gueory v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Adams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- George Albert Williams v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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