COLUMBUS v. SCHWARZWALDER

Nos. 73-788 and 73-857.

39 Ohio St. 2d 61 (1974)

CITY OF COLUMBUS, APPELLEE, v. SCHWARZWALDER, APPELLANT. CITY OF COLUMBUS, APPELLEE, v. COLEMAN, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 3, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James J. Hughes, Jr., city attorney, Mr. Daniel W. Johnson, Mr. Michael J. Norris and Mr. Michael J. Morrissey, for appellees.

Messrs. Tyack, Scott & Colley and Mr. Paul Scott, for appellant Schwarzwalder.

Mr. Vaughn F. Stocksdale, for appellant Coleman.


Per Curiam.

The Court of Appeals upheld the convictions in these cases. The court found that the evidence was sufficient for conviction; that the ordinance was not void for overbreadth or vagueness; that the conduct complained of could be punished under the ordinance; and that any language use which was punished was unprotected because it was either "obscene" or "fighting words."

We reverse.

Section 2327.01 of the Columbus Code may punish spoken...

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