Spence v. Washington

Appellant displayed a United States flag, which he owned, out of the window of his apartment. Affixed to both surfaces of the flag was a large peace symbol fashioned of removable tape. Appellant was convicted under a Washington statute forbidding the exhibition of a United States flag to which is attached or superimposed figures, symbols, or other extraneous material. The Supreme Court of Washington affirmed appellant’s *406conviction. 81 Wash. 2d 788, 506 P. 2d 293 (1973). It rejected appellant’s contentions that the statute under which he was charged, on its face and as applied, contravened the…