Legal Opinion
Berg v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 16, 1993No. 87-CM-324, 87-CM-325, 87-CM-344, 87-CM-413 through 87-CM-417, 87-CM-419, 87-CM-427, 87-CM-451, 87-CM-552 through 87-CM-554, 87-CM-625, 87-CM-626, 87-CM-656 and 87-CM-658PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Associate Judge:
Each of the eighteen appellants 1 was charged in a three-count information with three misdemeanors: unlawfully demonstrating within the United States Capitol Building, in violation of D.C.Code § 9-112(b)(7) (1989) (“the demonstration statute”); 2 obstructing or impeding passage through or within the United States Capitol Building, in violation of D.C.Code § 9-112(b)(5) (1989) (“the obstruction statute”); 3 and unlawfully remaining and refusing to quit a public building after being asked to leave by a person lawfully in charge, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3102…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- 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
- Cratty v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Taylor v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lederman, Robert v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- George Washington University v. WaasDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Hasty v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Woodard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Lederman v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2001
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