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UNITED STATES v. NICHOLSON

Nos. 5065-5067.

263 A.2d 56 (1970)

UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. Joan NICHOLSON et al., Appellees. UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. Steven H. BURNS et al., Appellees. UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. Robert L. ANTHONY et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 13, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Gill, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, John F. Evans and Frederick G. Watts, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellant.

Ralph J. Temple, Washington, D. C., for appellees. Robert C. Maynard, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellees.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and KELLY and GALLAGHER, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The Government appeals from the dismissals of informations charging appellees with unlawful entry1 in refusing to quit the East Front steps of the United States Capitol after being ordered to do so by the Chief of the Capitol Police. The authority relied upon to issue such order is the Capitol Grounds statute.2 Appellees moved to dismiss the informations on the ground that § 9-124 of the statute...

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