Legal Opinion
Ward v. State of Utah
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 23, 2005No. 03-4245PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Eric Ward burned a mink stole as part of an animal-rights protest. The State charged Mr. Ward with disorderly conduct, and because he allegedly acted “with the intent to intimidate or terrorize another person,” Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-203.3, the charge was enhanced from a misdemeanor to a felony. The State, however, quickly dropped the enhancement charge as mistakenly filed and eventually dropped the disorderly conduct charge as well. Mr. Ward filed suit seeking a declaration that section 76-3-203.3 violated his rights protected by the First and…
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