State v. Bunch

The defendant is charged with a violation of R. C. 2921.05, which sets forth the offense of desecrating the American Flag. There are several offenses described in the statute. The applicable section in this case deals with the allegation that the defendant defiled the flag by casting contempt upon it.

The defendant entered a “no contest” plea and the facts revealed that he had in his possession an American Flag while walking on Fifth Street in the city of Cincinnati, that he had the flag folded and tied up in the nature of a knapsack with personal items inside; that when he stopped on Fountain…