Legal Opinion
Morgan v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 17, 1984No. 82-80, 82-82, 82-97 and 82-129PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
In a bench trial, the court convicted appellants of unlawful assembly, D.C.Code § 22-1107 (1981), in the driveway of the Sheraton-Washington Hotel and sentenced each of them to thirty days’ imprisonment, with execution of the sentences suspended. The trial court also imposed a one-year period of supervised probation on each appellant, conditioned on twenty-five hours of community service.
Appellants present several grounds for appeal: (1) D.C.Code § 22-1107 (1981) does not make unlawful the act of sitting in the driveway of a private building; (2) they did not act under…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Marsh v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Lloyd Corp. v. TannerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- The Paquete HabanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Shiel v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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