Legal Opinion
Odum v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 6, 1989No. 88-639PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
After he obstructed the entry of a dump truck into a construction site, appellant was found guilty of unlawful assembly for the purpose of incommoding the free use of a driveway. D.C.Code § 22-1107 (1989). Although it may be true, as the government contends, that appellant’s conduct offended other penal statutes, we conclude that it did not violate this one. We therefore vacate the judgment of conviction and remand with directions to enter a judgment of acquittal.
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On June 30, 1989, appellant joined a group of individuals who had gathered to protest the construction of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. PeoniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- Creek v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Arthur Kinoy v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Hunter v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1918
- Lair v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1957
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