Legal Opinion
State v. Fowler
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 10, 1951No. C. Q. No. 626PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*18Condon, J.
This is a criminal complaint which charges the defendant with making a public address to a religious meeting in Slater Park, a public park in the city of Pawtucket, in violation of section 11 of chapter 149 of the ordinances of that city. After trial and conviction in the district court the defendant appealed to the superior court and claimed a jury trial.
When the case was called for trial in the superior court and before a jury was impaneled defendant, by leave of court, moved to quash the complaint on the grounds that the ordinance abridged and denied the rights of free assembly,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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