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More Than Five Years After Their Arrest, Convictions Reversed For D.C. Occupy Protesters
More Than Five Years After Their Arrest, Convictions Reversed For D.C. Occupy Protesters
by Rachel Kurzius in News on Dec 14, 2016 3:53 pm
More than five years after Occupy D.C. protesters were arrested after building a barn-like structure in McPherson Square, the D.C. Court of Appeals has reversed most of their convictions.
Occupy D.C., part of the broader movement that began with Occupy Wall Street, was a months-long encampment at McPherson Square that clashed frequently with law enforcement over protesting and the ability to camp in the public space.
During a nine-hour standoff with U.S. Park Police in December 2011 over the so-called "Occubarn," a wooden shelter that officials demanded protesters dismantle, 31 people were arrested. Twelve were ultimately charged with failure to obey a crowd and traffic clearing order. One protester, David Givens, was also charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct for urinating from the structure.
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But now, more than a year after the case was argued in front of the D.C. Court of Appeals, the court has determined that the convictions for not following an emergency order "are unsupported by sufficient evidence and must be reversed." ... The appeals court did affirm Givens's conviction for indecent exposure, which his lawyer says he didn't challenge on appeal because "there's not a lot of defenses for that."
by Rachel Kurzius in News on Dec 14, 2016 3:53 pm
More than five years after Occupy D.C. protesters were arrested after building a barn-like structure in McPherson Square, the D.C. Court of Appeals has reversed most of their convictions.
Occupy D.C., part of the broader movement that began with Occupy Wall Street, was a months-long encampment at McPherson Square that clashed frequently with law enforcement over protesting and the ability to camp in the public space.
During a nine-hour standoff with U.S. Park Police in December 2011 over the so-called "Occubarn," a wooden shelter that officials demanded protesters dismantle, 31 people were arrested. Twelve were ultimately charged with failure to obey a crowd and traffic clearing order. One protester, David Givens, was also charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct for urinating from the structure.
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But now, more than a year after the case was argued in front of the D.C. Court of Appeals, the court has determined that the convictions for not following an emergency order "are unsupported by sufficient evidence and must be reversed." ... The appeals court did affirm Givens's conviction for indecent exposure, which his lawyer says he didn't challenge on appeal because "there's not a lot of defenses for that."
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