Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Okeke
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 2008No. 04-FM-579PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
At issue in this appeal is whether “cross (or mutual)” civil protection orders were properly entered against Karl M.E. Okeke and Cynthia D. Murphy when Mr. Okeke physically assaulted Ms. Murphy after asking her to leave his apartment. Ms. Murphy challenges the entry of a Civil Protection Order (“CPO”) against her for failing to leave her ex-boyfriend, Mr. Ok-eke’s, apartment after he invited her there. Specifically, she alleges that (1) the CPO against her was improper as a matter of law because unlawful entry is a crime against property, not against a…
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