Legal Opinion
Skelton v. City of Birmingham
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 24, 1976PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Insulting a peace officer; fine, one hundred dollars.
On March 18, 1975, the City of Birmingham through its prosecuting attorney, filed a complaint in Jefferson County Circuit Court, charging appellant: ". . . did make an insulting remark to W.P. Curry, a law enforcement officer of the City of Birmingham, while said officer was engaged in the active discharge of his lawful duties in this: the said James Skelton referred to the officer as a `Big Shit' . . ."
To this complaint, the appellant filed a demurrer alleging the statute upon which the complaint was based was vague, indefinite, overbroad,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lewis v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Herndon v. LowrySupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by34 opinions
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