Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mark Ehlers, Asst. U.S. Atty., U.S. Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff.
Mark Wilson, Federal Defender's Ass'n, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant.
United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.
MEMORANDUM
DALZELL, District Judge.
This criminal appeal raises the question whether someone who utters vulgarities at security officers while being questioned can be guilty of disorderly conduct.
I. Background
At about 3:30 a.m. on April 4, 1997, Petty Officer Robert Derouin, who was on duty as a security officer at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station, rousted appellant Michael McDermott from his slumber in the backseat of...
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