State v. . Moore
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from"Harding, J., at February Term, 1914, of RowaN. Tbe defendant was charged with the violation of “an ordinance of the town of Spencer, ch. 12, sec. 2, in that she did curse on the streets, loud enough to be heard by those passing by, in a disorderly manner, and on the streets of the town.” The proof was that she had been arrested for violating an ordinance and given a bond for her appearance to answer the charge.
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Appeal by defendant from"Harding, J., at February Term, 1914, of RowaN. Tbe defendant was charged with the violation of “an ordinance of the town of Spencer, ch. 12, sec. 2, in that she did curse on the streets, loud enough to be heard by those passing by, in a disorderly manner, and on the streets of the town.” The proof was that she had been arrested for violating an ordinance and given a bond for her appearance to answer the charge. Just as she stepped into her buggy, she was cautioned by the policeman, who had arrested her, as it appears, not to drive through the town, and replied to him…
1Opinion of the Court
Waleer, J.,
after stating tbe case: We will not venture to enter upon any casuistical discussion of tbe question whether the word “damn” is profanity or not, as our decision of the ease does not require it. The speech of the defendant was not nice or refined, but this does not, of itself, render it criminal. Disorderly conduct is a species of nuisance, and it may be a violation of the ordinance without necessarily being indictable at common law (S. v. Sherrard, 117 N. C., 716), as it is a minor offense, below the grade of a misdemeanor, and not known to the law as a separate and distinct…
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