Theodore Wesby et al., Respondents
Nathaniel P. Garrett, Counsel of Record
On March 15, 2008, a group of several dozen individuals attended a house party in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood known to contain multiple empty or abandoned properties. At some point during the evening, nearby residents called the police, informing them that the supposedly vacant house was full of revelers. In the early morning hours, police investigated and were let in by the attendees, who said that a woman named “Peaches” had invited them. Peaches had left the party, but she told police over the phone that she had rented the house. After the officers contacted the landlord and learned that…
