Legal Opinion
Stanley v. City of Norfolk
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 7, 1977No. Record 761352PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
By final order entered June 29, 1976, James G. Stanley was convicted in a bench trial of disorderly conduct in violation of Code of the City of Norfolk § 31-17, 1 fined $50.00, and sentenced to a jail term of 60 days. The jail sentence was suspended on good behavior for a period of one year.
The evidence showed that Walter B. Martin, III, was cleaning fish at a water faucet located in a driveway between the apartment building in which he lived and an apartment building occupied by defendant. Defendant told Martin to take his fish entrails back to his apartment. A dispute ensued, defendant…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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- Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Evans v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
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