City of Cincinnati v. Hoffman

The majority of the conrt relies on the recently announced decision in Colten v. Kentucky (1972), 32 L. Ed. 2d 584. There, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of a conviction under Ky. Rev. Stat. Section 437.016 (1) (f) (Cum. Supp. 1968), which states:

“ (1) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he:

“(f) Congregates with other persons in a public place and refuses to comply with a lawful order of the police to disperse * * *

The Supreme Court found that the Kentucky statute “* * *…