STATE v. WERSTEIN

No. State 74.

60 Wis.2d 668 (1973)

211 N.W.2d 437

STATE, Respondent, v. WERSTEIN and others, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 30, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief by Sara Joan Bales and Edhlund & Bales of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Sara Joan Bales.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Christine M. Wiseman, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Robert W. Warren, attorney general.


HANLEY, J.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient as a matter of law to support the defendants' conviction for disorderly conduct.

Wisconsin's disorderly conduct statute, sec. 947.01 (1), in part provides:

"In a public or private place, engages in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud, or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which such conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance...

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