Legal Opinion

City of Whitefish v. O'SHAUGHNESSY

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 26, 1985No. 84-544PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harrison

The appellant, Brian O’Shaughnessy, was charged with two counts of disturbing the peace. A Whitefish City Court convicted him on both counts. On appeal the District Court convicted him on one count of disturbing the peace. He was sentenced to five days in jail *435and fined $350. This appeal followed and is the second time this matter has been before this Court.

The following issues are presented for this Court’s consideration:

1. Whether the appellant’s behavior constituted disturbing the peace when, allegedly, a breach of peace must contain a threat of violence or pose a threat of a violent…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. MartelMontana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State v. LilburnMontana Supreme Court · 1994
  3. State v. StankoMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  4. State v. CrispMontana Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. RobinsonMontana Supreme Court · 2003

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