Legal Opinion
State v. Adams
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 26, 1972No. 52542PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
A Bill of Information was filed charging Donald Ray Adams with violation of La. R.S. 14:103(A)(2) in that he: “did use unnecessarily loud, offensive and insulting language in such a manner as wouldforeseeably disturb and alarm the public.”
The defendant moved to quash the indictment on the ground that the statute (La.R.S. 14:103(A) (2) ) is unconstitutional and void on its face. The trial judge ordered that the information be quashed, and the State pursuant to La.C.Cr.P. Art. 912(B)(1)’ appeals.
La.R.S. 14:103 (A) (2) punishes only spoken words. It can therefore withstand a constitutional…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. SanfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. NewtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. Shreveport News Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Norrell v. City of MonroeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- State in Interest of LewisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
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