People v. Ballots

An ordinance of the city of Dear-born penalizes the use of indecent, insulting, and immoral language.

Defendant was arrested upon a complaint, charging that, on November 6, 1929, in the city of Dear-born, she “was then and. there a disorderly person in this that she, the said- Sophie Ballots, did then and there use indecent, immoral, profane, obscene and insulting language to this complainant.” In the justice’s court she was convicted, an appeal was taken, and in the circuit court the complaint was quashed on the ground that it did not sufficiently inform the accused of the charge upon which…