State v. O'NEILL

The defendants argue that they are in doubt as to whether they are charged with violating RSA 570:1 or sections 2 and 3 of the same chapter, since all three sections among other things prohibit “rude, indecent, or disorderly conduct . . . offensive, derisive, or annoying word” or repeating “ . . . any lewd, obscene, or profane song or word . . . . ”

The question presented is whether the language in the complaints meets the constitutional requirements of fully informing the defendants of the nature of the offense with sufficient definiteness to enable them to defend and in the event of…