Cox v. City of Lawrenceville

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Cox was arrested for violating a Lawrenceville city ordinance which forbade disorderly conduct involving the use of “loud or boisterous language directed towards another so as to create a break [sic] of the peace potentially dangerous to the safety of persons or property.” After a hearing before the Recorder’s Court, at which appellant and arresting officers testified, appellant was found guilty and fined $75.00. He made timely application to the Superior Court of Gwinnett County for a writ of certiorari, asserting the general grounds, challenging the…