STATE v. READ

No. 95-023.

680 A.2d 944 (1996)

STATE of Vermont v. John J. READ

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Wright, Bennington County State's Attorney, and Marcia J. Moss and John T. Lavoie, Deputy State's Attorneys, Bennington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Stephen L. Saltonstall of Witten, Saltonstall, Woolmington, Bongartz & Campbell, P.C., Bennington, for defendant-appellant.

Robert Appel, Defender General, and Anna Saxman, Appellate Defender, Montpelier, for amicus curiae Office of Defender General.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.


GIBSON, Justice.

Defendant was convicted in Bennington District Court of violating the "abusive language" provision of Vermont's disorderly conduct statute, 13 V.S.A. § 1026(3). He now challenges the constitutionality of that provision under the United States and Vermont constitutions. We affirm.

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