City of Fargo v. Brennan

543 N.W.2d 240 (1996)

CITY OF FARGO, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

John B. BRENNAN, Defendant and Appellant.

Cr. No. 950226.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

February 6, 1996.

Thomas J. Gaughan (argued), City Prosecutor, Fargo, for plaintiff and appellee.

L. Patrick O'Day (argued), Fargo, for defendant and appellant.

MESCHKE, Justice.

John B. Brennan appealed his conviction of disorderly conduct, urging that he was punished for political speech. Like the trial court, we conclude that Brennan's "conduct in encroaching and invading [someone's] personal zone of privacy and waving his hands" close to that…