Legal Opinion
City of Billings v. Nelson
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 2014No. DA 13-0525PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice McGRATH
¶1 Lorena Fatouros Nelson appeals from an order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, affirming her conviction of disorderly conduct in the Municipal Court of the City of Billings.
¶2 Nelson presents the following issues for review:
¶3 Issue One: Whether the disorderly conduct statute, § 45-8-101, MCA, requires proof that the peace of more than one person was disturbed.
¶4 Issue Two: Whether Nelson’s speech constituted “fighting words.”
¶5 Issue Three: Whether Nelson’s constitutional rights were violated when the responding officer reported Nelson had refused to speak to…
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