Dorothy Williams v. State of Indiana

NAJAM, Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1] Dorothy Williams appeals from her conviction for disorderly conduct, • as a Class B misdemeanor, following a jury trial. She asserts on appeal that there is insufficient evidence to support.her conviction because her conviction-was based on political speech, which Williams raised as an affirmative defense under article 1, section 9 of the Indiana Constitution. Where, as here, the defendant is not the original subject of a police investigation, 1 the defendant demonstrates that her expression was unambiguous political speech when she shows that the focus…