Legal Opinion
Pringle v. Court of Common Pleas
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 12, 1985No. 85-5249PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
In a habeas corpus petition, appellant challenges her conviction in state court for violation of Pennsylvania’s disorderly conduct statute. She argues that the conviction, based solely on her offensive speech addressed to police officers, was an abridgement of her due process and First Amendment rights. We find that her due process contention is controlled by Supreme Court precedent, and on that ground alone will reverse the district court and order that the writ of habeas corpus be issued.
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On October 1,1979, appellant Paula Pringle, then seventeen years old, was arrested…
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