Legal Opinion

Blackman v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 26, 2007No. 49A02-0610-CR-893PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Latoya Blackman (“Blackman”)1 appeals her conviction after a bench trial for disorderly conduct, as a class B misdemeanor.2

We affirm.

ISSUES

1. Whether sufficient evidence existed to support Blackman’s conviction.

2. Whether Blackman’s conduct constituted political speech protected under the Indiana Constitution and, therefore, cannot be the basis for a charge of disorderly conduct.

FACTS

On May 20, 2005, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Blackman was sitting in the back seat of a vehicle parked in front of 1364 West 26th Street in Indianapolis.3 Black-man’s…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Price v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Whittington v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Shoultz v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. Buckner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Johnson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Yowler v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. Ogden v. RobertsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. Dallaly v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Anderson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Lakisha Jordan v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015

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