Legal Opinion
United States v. Fitzgibbon
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 12, 1985No. Crim. Nos. 85-0329, 85-0330 and 85-0331Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
AUBREY E. ROBINSON, Jr., Chief Judge.
On September 11, 1985, this Court dismissed the information in the above captioned cases on the basis of vindictive prosecution. Before the Court is the government’s Motion for Reconsideration. For the reasons discussed below, this motion shall be denied.
On April 22, 1985, Defendants in these combined cases were arrested with other individuals by United States Park Police. At that time, each arrestee was released with a Park Police Citation Form for “Demonstrating Without a Permit.” The reactions of the arrestees to the citation varied…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Agustin Gallegos-CurielCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. CFW Const. Co., Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1984