Legal Opinion
State v. Swoboda
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 18, 1983No. 64604PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Judge.
Robert Swoboda, charged with peace disturbance, section 574.010, RSMo 1979,1 was convicted by the court and sentenced to pay a fine of $250 plus costs. He questions the constitutionality of the statute under which he was convicted and the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. Because the Court holds that the statute is unconstitutional, it is unnecessary to address the question of sufficiency. Reversed.
On the afternoon of June 14, 1982, Mary Flerlage was hanging laundry in the backyard of her St. Louis County home. At about 1:00 p.m. she heard Robert Swoboda…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Coates v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lewis v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Thompson-Stearns-Roger v. SchaffnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
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3Cited by40 opinions
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