Legal Opinion
Fields v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 9, 2009No. 3D08-1414PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLagoa, J.
The defendant, Willie Fields (“Fields”), appeals his conviction for disorderly conduct. Because we find that the evidence was insufficient to support the disorderly conduct conviction, we reverse.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Fields was charged by information with one count of resisting an officer with violence in violation of section 843.01, Florida Statutes (2007), and one count of disorderly conduct in violation of section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2007). The disorderly conduct charge was based on the alleged act of “loudly uttering profanities in front of a business.” The count for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- State v. SaundersSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Barry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- W.M. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
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