Legal Opinion
Person v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 12, 1992No. A92A1972PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was tried before a jury in the Superior Court of Clarke County, Georgia and convicted of using opprobrious and abusive words in violation of OCGA § 16-11-39 (1). This appeal followed the denial of defendant’s motion for new trial. Held:
1. Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing she did not use “fighting words” within the meaning of OCGA § 16-11-39 (1).
Any person who, “[w]ithout provocation, uses to or of another, in his presence, opprobrious or abusive words which by their very utterance tend to incite to an immediate breach of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sabel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Garvey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Sandidge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- Steillman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
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