Legal Opinion
Cohen v. California
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 7, 1971No. 299PublishedCited by 1,725 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This case may seem at first blush too inconsequential to find its way into our bdoks, but the issue it presents is of no small constitutional significance.
*16Appellant Paul Robert Cohen was convicted in the Los Angeles Municipal Court of violating that part of California Penal Code § 415 which prohibits “maliciously and willfully disturb [ing] the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or person . ■. . by . . . offensive conduct . . . 1 He was given 30 days’imprisonment. The facts upon which his conviction rests are detailed in the opinion of the Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate…
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