WILLIAMS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 20927.

419 F.2d 638 (1969)

George Albert WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 20, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Vanderstar, Washington, D. C., with whom Ralph J. Temple, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant. Glen O. Robinson, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel for the District of Columbia, with whom Charles T. Duncan, Corp. Counsel, Hubert B. Pair, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, WILBUR K. MILLER, Senior Circuit Judge, DANAHER, BURGER, WRIGHT, McGOWAN, TAMM, LEVENTHAL, and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges, sitting


McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal, by leave of this court, from an affirmance by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 227 A.2d 60 (1967), of a conviction in the Court of General Sessions for the use in a public street of "profane language, indecent and obscene words" in violation of 22 D.C.Code § 1107 (1967) — a disorderly conduct statute which has remained virtually...

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