Legal Opinion
O'BRIEN v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 6, 1982No. 80-1385PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal of a conviction for unlawful entry, D.C.Code 1981, § 22-3102, based on appellant’s refusal to desist from handing out commercial leaflets on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) property. Appellant challenges his conviction on the ground that because the applicable WMATA regulations imper-missibly restrict the exercise of his First Amendment rights, the application of the unlawful entry statute is constitutionally precluded. We affirm his conviction.
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On the morning of March 28, 1980, appellant was distributing commercial handbills at the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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