Legal Opinion
Shepherd v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 2007No. 06-CT-807PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
The question this appeal presents is whether the trial judge, following a bench trial, could fairly infer that appellant’s loud verbal protests to a police officer were “likely to produce violence on the part of others,” In re W.H.L., 743 A.2d 1226, 1228 (D.C.2000), hence sufficient to support his conviction for disorderly conduct. We answer that question “no,” and accordingly reverse and remand with directions to enter a judgment of acquittal.
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A WMATA police officer, Andrew Vance, stopped appellant at a Metro station believing that he had gone through the entrance…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- City of Houston v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Terminiello v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Chemalali v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Rodgers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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