STATE v. DYER

No. 4174.

98 N.H. 59 (1953)

STATE v. VICTOR DYER.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

February 3, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Keller, former county solicitor, and Thomas P. Cheney, county solicitor (Mr. Cheney orally), for the State.

Thomas J. McIntyre for the defendant.


BLANDIN, J.

The questions before us are first, whether under the circumstances disclosed by the agreed facts, it can be found that the defendant committed an offense under R. L., c. 440, s. 2, and second, if so, does the statute offend the constitutional free speech provisions. Section 2 reads as follows: "No person shall address any offensive, derisive, or annoying word to any other person who is lawfully in any street or public place, nor deride, offend...

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