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McFARLIN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Nos. 94-CO-1068, 94-CO-1069 and 94-CO-1461.

681 A.2d 440 (1996)

Gerald Patrick McFARLIN & Warren L. Taylor, Appellants, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee. Willie D. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 1, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald G. Dove, with whom Newman T. Halvorson, Jr., and Carol E. Bruce were on the brief, Washington, DC, for appellants McFarlin & Taylor.

Paul J. Kollmer, with whom Diane C. Gaylor, and Jacqueline A. Baillargeon, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellant Williams.

Sidney R. Bixler, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Charles F.C. Ruff, Corporation Counsel, Robert R. Rigsby, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Rosalyn Calbert Groce, Assistant Corporation Counsel, were on the briefs, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN, FARRELL, and REID, Associate Judges.

REID, Associate Judge.

These consolidated cases involve charges under the District of Columbia Panhandling Act, D.C.Code §§ 22-3311 et seq. (1989 repl.), against appellants Willie D. Williams, Gerald Patrick McFarlin and Warren L. Taylor. All three were convicted of violating § 3(b) of the Act, D.C.Code § 22-3312(b) which provides: "No person may ask, beg, or solicit alms in any public transportation vehicle; or at any bus, train, or subway...

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