Commonwealth v. Jones

REYNOLDS, Justice.

The Court of Appeals reversed a Jefferson Circuit Court order which affirmed a district court judgment of conviction of disorderly conduct. We reverse, as this is not solely a content of speech ease.

Appellee was in attendance at the 1991 Pegasus Parade. It was Derby Week in Louisville, Kentucky, and General Schwartz-kopf was performing as the Grand Marshal of the event. City Police Officer Phillips received a complaint from a mother, who was accompanied by four infant children, regarding appellee shouting obscenities at the military components of the parade. The officer…