Legal Opinion
State v. Petty
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided December 24, 1962No. FILE Nos. CR 6-7090, 6-7091, 6-7092, 6-7093PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The four defendants were tried together in a trial to the court, and each was found guilty on a charge of disorderly conduct in violation of § 53-175 of the General Statutes, which provides: "Any person who, by offensive or disorderly conduct, annoys or interferes with any person in any place . . ., although such conduct may not amount to an assault and battery, shall be . . . [punished]." Two claims of error are pursued in this appeal: (1) that the facts as found do not as a matter of law constitute disorderly conduct; and (2) that the court erred "in concluding upon all the evidence that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Garner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- People v. HarveyNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- State v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- State v. AvnayimConnecticut Superior Court · 1962
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. DuhanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- People v. GreenAppellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1965
- State v. TownsendConnecticut Appellate Court · 1969