Legal Opinion
Streit v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 11, 2011No. 07-CT-788, 07-CT-789, 07-CT-790, 07-CT-805, 07-CT-806, 07-CT-807, 07-CT-808, 07-CT-809, 07-CT-810, 07-CT-811, 07-CT-812, 07-CT-822, 07-CT-823, 07-CT-849PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
The criminal charges lodged against the appellants in these fourteen consolidated appeals stem from their participation in demonstrations against the war in Iraq at the White House on March 16, 2007, and/or at the Cannon House Office Building on March 22, 2007. The demonstrations culminated in mass arrests. The appellants now before us were tried together with several other defendants in a single proceeding before the court without a jury. All the defendants were pro se. (A so-called “attorney-advisor” was present to offer them assistance, but he did not participate…
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