Legal Opinion
Dickens v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 2011No. 10-CM-467PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:
Edward Dickens appeals his conviction for assault on a police officer (APO), arguing that he was convicted for intimidating an officer based on words alone, contrary to both the APO statute and the Constitution. We conclude that the words he used to incite an attack by his dog on the officer were not mere words that exempt him from prosecution under the statute or give him a defense under the First Amendment. We therefore affirm.
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Appellant was charged with one count of APO 1 and one count of animal cruelty. After a bench trial, he was convicted of assault and acquitted on…
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