Legal Opinion
State v. McKee
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 1997No. S-96-774PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Sharon T. McKee was charged in the county court for Lancaster County for knowingly violating a protection order entered pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-924 (Reissue 1993). McKee moved to dismiss the charge on the grounds that § 42-924 is violative of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The county court overruled McKee’s motion, the jury returned a guilty verdict, and McKee was fined $500. On appeal, the district court for Lancaster County affirmed the verdict.
*101We conclude that McKee’s speech was protected by the First Amendment. Accordingly, we reverse, and remand for a new trial…
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