People v. Richards

On October 2, 1990, a jury con victed the defendant of ethnic intimidation. MCL 750.147b; MSA 28.344(2). On February 14, 1991, he was sentenced to one to two years of imprisonment. In this appeal, brought as of right, defendant challenges the constitutionality of the ethnic intimidation statute on First Amendment grounds. We affirm.

On May 7, 1990, while attempting to move out of their apartment, the victims were repeatedly threatened by their neighbor, the defendant. The threats included the following: "black motherfucker”; "black sons of bitches”; "half-breed baby”; "[I’ll] whip your black…