Legal Opinion
Marttila v. City of Lynchburg
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided October 24, 2000No. 2585993PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDER, Judge.
Brent David Marttila (appellant) appeals from his bench trial conviction for using violent, abusive language under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace in violation of Lynchburg Ordinance 27-13. 1 On appeal, appellant contends the court erroneously (1) convicted him of violating Code § 18.2-416 even though he was charged with violating a Lynchburg ordinance and the Commonwealth did not move to amend the charge; and (2) concluded the evidence was sufficient to prove his behavior occurred in a face-to-face encounter and was likely to provoke an…
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