Legal Opinion
Baker v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 3, 1978No. 32757PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
Charles L. Baker was tried and convicted of violating Code Ann. § 26-2610 (b) (Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249,1316; 1974, p. 470) which prohibits the use of unprovoked obscene and vulgar or profane language in the presence of a woman, or of a male under the age of fourteen. Prior to trial the defendant attacked the constitutionality of this section on the ground of gender-based discrimination. The State Court of Fulton County determined it was constitutional. The defendant was sentenced on April 28, 1977, to serve six months to run concurrently with a previous sentence and he appealed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- St. Pierre v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Parris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Chaplin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Jacobs v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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