Legal Opinion
Matter of Welfare of S. L. J.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 17, 1978No. 47186PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGOSHESKE, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the juvenile division of the district court which confirmed a referee’s finding of delinquency based on a conviction for disorderly conduct under Minn.St. 609.72, subd. 1(3), for saying “fuck you pigs” to two police officers. Because we find that the conviction for disorderly conduct cannot stand under § 609.72, subd. 1(3), as narrowly construed to punish only “fighting words,” we reverse the finding of delinquency.
On August 13, 1975, at about 9:30 p. m., appellant, S. L. J., a 14-year-old girl, and her friend of the same age were…
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