Legal Opinion
State v. Hoskins
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided May 5, 1978No. FILE NO. 581PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
The defendant was convicted of the crimes of breach of the peace, criminal mischief in the third degree and wilful failure to appear in the second degree. The first two charges arose out of certain slogans or messages which the defendant had painted on his church building. The third charge arose out of the defendant’s failure to appear in court when his ease was assigned for trial. The defendant has appealed from his conviction on all counts, claiming that his conviction on the breach of peace charge is precluded by the free speech provisions of the state and federal constitutions and that…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
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