Legal Opinion
Carson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 4, 1980No. 79-227, through 79-236PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
Appellants were convicted of unlawful entry, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3102, 1 following a jury trial. The convictions arose out of events which took place on September 4, 1978, when appellants, after exiting the White House tour, left the tourist line and entered onto the White House lawn. They thereupon proceeded to unfurl a banner which read “No Nuclear Weapons-No Nuclear Power-U.S.A. or U.S.S.R.” 2
At trial, the government presented evidence that at approximately 10:30 a. m. appellants were observed walking on the lawn toward the fountain which faces Pennsylvania…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Washington Mobilization Committee v. Maurice J. Cullinane, Chief of the Metropolitan Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Leiss v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- United States v. NicholsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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