Legal Opinion
State v. Schmid
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 25, 1980PublishedCited by 198 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
HANDLER, J.
While distributing political literature on the campus of Princeton University, defendant Chris Schmid, a member of the United States Labor Party, was arrested and charged by the University with trespass upon private property. He was subsequently convicted under the State’s penal trespass statute. On this appeal he challenges the conviction on the grounds that it stems from a violation of his federal and state constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly.
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On April 5, 1978, Chris Schmid1 was distributing and selling political…
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3Cited by198 opinions
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