Jack Eugene Turner v. Commonwealth of Virginia

OPINION BY

JUDGE ROBERT J. HUMPHREYS

Jack Eugene Turner (“Turner”) appeals the December 8, 2015 decision of the Circuit Court for the County of Franklin (the “circuit court”) convicting Turner of one count of displaying a noose with the intent to intimidate, in violation of Code § 18.2-423.2. Turner’s three assignments of error are that the circuit court erred in (1) denying Turner’s motion to dismiss because the circuit court failed to find that the displaying of a noose on private property was protected free speech under the Constitution of the United States; (2) denying that Turner lacked a…