Legal Opinion
State v. McKenna
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 30, 1980No. 79-118-C.APublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from the defendant’s conviction for violating section 14-1 of the Woonsocket City Ordinances which prohibits certain types of disorderly conduct. 1
This case was tried without a jury in the Superior Court. Patrolman Charles W. Al-lard of the Woonsocket police testified that at approximately 9:45 p. m. on October 10, 1978, he responded to a radio transmission announcing that three youths were on top of an automobile-dealership building on Social Street and were throwing rocks down at pedestrians and cars. He stated that while he and another…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Terminiello v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- State v. NelsonConnecticut Superior Court · 1982
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