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Plymouth Charter Township v. Hancock

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided October 1, 1999No. Docket 201012PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Per curiam

The people appeal by leave granted an order of the circuit court affirming the dismissal of the charges against defendant based on a finding that Charter Township of Plymouth Ordinance § 51.125 (hereinafter § 51.125) was unconstitutional. We reverse and remand.

I. background facts and procedural history

Defendant allegedly on two separate occasions directed a profane barrage of insults at his neighbor, the complaining witness, while she was in the yard of her home. The people assert that these insults were overheard by others in the vicinity. Defendant was charged with violating § 51.125, which…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. Shepherd Montessori Center Milan v. Ann Arbor Charter TownshipMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. Van Buren Charter Township v. Garter Belt, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. People v. NimethMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. Burns v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 2003

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