Legal Opinion
State v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 3, 1970No. 56-69PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShangraw, J.
This is a prosecution for breach of peace, a violation of 13 V.S.A. section 1021. Respondent was brought to trial before the Vermont District Court, Unit No. 6, Windsor Circuit, and by a jury’s verdict found guilty. Judgment .was entered on the verdict, sentence imposed, and execution stayed pending respondent’s appeal to this Court for review.
Section 1021, supra, provides:
A person who disturbs or breaks the public peace:(1) By destruction of property, assaulting, beating or striking another person shall be imprisoned * * * or fined(2) By any disorderly act or language, which does not amount…
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