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STATE v. ROYAL

No. 6323. No. 6382.

113 N.H. 224 (1973)

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. WALTER ROYAL STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. MICHELLE MORRISSETTE

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

May 31, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren B. Rudman, attorney general, and Robert V. Johnson II, assistant attorney general (Mr. Johnson orally), for the State.

Anthony McManus, by brief and orally, for Walter Royal.

William H. M. Beckett for Michelle Morrissette filed no brief.

GRIMES, J.

These two cases, which were consolidated on appeal, involve the constitutionality of RSA 573:4 which prohibits the mutilation of the flag.

Defendant Royal was found guilty by the superior court of the charge of "mutilation of the United States Flag" for wearing as a patch over a hole in the sleeve of his jacket the American flag sewn upside down with another patch sewn partially over it. He moved to dismiss for failure of the complaint to state...

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