Legal Opinion
Chemalali v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 20, 1995No. 94-CO-504PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Chief Judge:
Appellant, Hamid Chemalali, was convicted following a bench trial of disorderly conduct under D.C.Code § 22-1121(1) (1989). The information charged that Chemalali, “under circumstances such that a breach of the peace might be occasioned thereby [did] act in a manner as to annoy, disturb, interfere with, obstruct and be offensive to others by acting loud and boisterous, kicking at citizens in violation of Section 22-1121(1) of the District of Columbia Code.” He argues on appeal that his conduct did not constitute a crime under the law of the District of Columbia and that…
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