District of Columbia, Andre Parker, and Anthony Campanale, Petitioners
Todd S. Kim, Counsel of Record
The District of Columbia’s criminal trespass statute, D.C. Code Section 22-3302, says in part that “any person who, without lawful authority, shall enter or attempt to enter, any public or private dwelling, building or other property … shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.” In the early hours of March 15, 2008, Washington, D.C., police charged a group of individuals under this statute after detaining them at an unauthorized party in a private house. The attendees had told police they were invited by a woman named Peaches, but they subsequently learned from the house landlord that Peaches had not reached…
