Legal Opinion
Okwa v. Harper
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 28, 2000No. 129, Sept. Term, 1999PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRELL, Judge.
On 15 June 1996, Inalegwu Okwa (Mr. Okwa) was arrested by Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) police officers at Baltimore-Washington International airport (BWI) following a verbal dispute between Mr. Okwa and a counter attendant of British Airways, PLC (British Airways) over the validity of an airline ticket previously issued to Mr. Okwa for a British Airways flight. He was charged with assault, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. At his trial in the District Court of Maryland, sitting in Anne Arundel County, the Court found Mr. Okwa not guilty of all charges.…
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