ABNEY v. U.S.

Nos. 91-CM-642, 91-CM-654.

616 A.2d 856 (1992)

Stacey ABNEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Patricia Frohman, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, for appellant.

Robert J. Meyer, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and John R. Fisher and Thomas C. Black, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, SCHWELB and WAGNER, Associate Judges.


WAGNER, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Stacey Abney, challenges the constitutional validity of Capitol Police Board Order 91.1 (January 18, 1991) upon which his conviction of two counts of unlawful entry are based.1 He also contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on his defense of a "bona fide belief" in his "right to remain" on the area of the Capitol grounds where he was arrested. We affirm.

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