EDWIN CHEEK v. UNITED STATES

NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

The trial court found appellant Edwin Cheek guilty of one count of misdemeanor assault on a police officer (“APO”), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-405(b) (2012 Repl.). Appellant appeals his APO conviction on the grounds that the government failed to set forth sufficient evidence to support the conviction and that his speech was protected by the First Amendment. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

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On April 16, 2012, Metropolitan Police Officers Blier and Jones were patrolling in a marked police vehicle in the 1100 block of Mt. Olivet Road, N.E., when they observed two…