Legal Opinion
Cruise-Gulyas v. Minard
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 13, 2019No. 18-2196PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
Fits of rudeness or lack of gratitude may violate the Golden Rule. But that doesn't make them illegal or for that matter punishable or for that matter grounds for a seizure.
Officer Matthew Minard pulled over Debra Cruise-Gulyas for speeding. He wrote her a ticket for a lesser violation, known as a non-moving violation. As she drove away, apparently ungrateful for the reduction, she made an all-too-familiar gesture at Minard with her hand and without four of her fingers showing. That did not make Minard happy. He pulled her over again and changed the ticket to a moving…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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