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Appeals court weighs whether refusing mask and not leaving courthouse met disorderly conduct
Summary
The panel reviewed evidence and video in an appeal by Eric McAndrew, who was convicted of disorderly conduct after refusing to wear a mask and declining to leave a courthouse; attorneys disputed whether the conduct met the statutory standard for tumultuous or physically offensive conduct.
The Appeals Court heard argument in Commonwealth v. McAndrew (24P.74) on whether a conviction for disorderly conduct in a courthouse should be upheld where the defendant refused to wear a mask and declined orders to leave.
Christopher Trundy, representing Eric McAndrew, argued the evidence was insufficient to support a disorderly-conduct conviction. He said the statute requires conduct such as…
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