Conrad

Cheryl Conrad, Sandra Evans, Bryan Kemper, Ruben Obregon, Michael Ross, Johnny Schwab, Joanne Holden, Alice Gambino, and Jeffrey White appeal their misdemeanor convictions for disobedience of a lawful court order. (Pen. Code, § 166, subd. (a)(4).) Appellants are abortion protesters who were arrested for picketing in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic in Vallejo. The clinic has a valid court order enjoining the similar activity of Christine Williams, Solano Citizens for Life, “and their agents, representatives, employees and members, and each of them, and each and every person acting at the direction of or in combination or in concert with defendants.” Appellants claim, first, that the trial judge applied the wrong legal standard to find that they acted “in concert” with the enjoined parties so as to make them liable for violating the injunction and, second, that, measured by the correct standard, the evidence was insufficient to sustain their convictions. We agree.

Facts

The Planned Parenthood clinic in Vallejo is situated at 990 Broadway, a “busy avenue, with light commercial establishments on either side of’ the clinic. A parking lot surrounds the premises, and…