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SQUIRES v. STATE

No. 421970.

277 A.2d 686 (1971)

Frances SQUIRES, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. The STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

April 27, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Potter, of Sullivan, Potter & Roeberg, Wilmington, for appellant.

Richard H. Schliem, III, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Richard E. Poole, of Potter, Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, for the American Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.

WOLCOTT, C. J., and CAREY and HERRMANN, JJ., sitting.

CAREY, Justice.

This is an appeal by Frances Squires, defendant below, who was found guilty of violating the Delaware Riot Act, 11 Del.C. § 363.*

In April, 1968, there had been a continuing series of racial disturbances in the City of Wilmington. On April 13, 1968, a number of Wilmington police responded to a "policeman in trouble" call, and found that a large noisy crowd had gathered...

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