Mesarosh v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
CONOVER, Presiding Judge.
Greg Mesarosh (Mesarosh) appeals his jury conviction of Disorderly Conduct, a Class B misdemeanor, IND.CODE 35-45-1-8(2).
We affirm.
ISSUE
This appeal presents a single issue for review:
Whether Mesarosh's obscene language directed to police officers was protected under his right to freedom of speech?
FACTS
Mesarosh and a companion were in front of a Mitchell, Indiana, tavern when a town police officer and a dispatcher arrived in a patrol car. After a struggle, they arrested Mesarosh's companion for reasons not disclosed in this record.
Mesarosh went up to the patrol car…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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