Legal Opinion
In re M.W.G.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 26, 1981No. 79-934PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was adjudicated a delinquent for having used “obscene and indecent words ... under circumstances such that a breach of the peace might be occasioned thereby” in violation of D.C. Code 1973, § 22-1107, and for assaulting a police officer in violation of D.C. Code 1973, § 22-505(a). He appeals his delinquency adjudication on the grounds that (1) his words did not constitute a violation of the breach of the peace statute, (2) the trial judge erred in granting the government’s motion to quash a subpoena requesting discovery of the police officer’s personnel…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- George Albert Williams v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Ramsey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
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