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MATTER OF WELFARE OF M.A.H.

Nos. C0-97-668, C8-97-756.

572 N.W.2d 752 (1997)

In the Matter of the WELFARE OF M.A.H. and J.L.W.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

December 30, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Friedman, Chief Public Defender, Daniel K. Lew, Assistant Public Defender, Duluth, for Appellant M.A.H.

Nathaniel Stumme, Indian Legal Assistance Program, Duluth, for Appellant J.L.W.

Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General, St. Paul, for Respondent.

Alan L. Mitchell, St. Louis County Attorney, Melanie S. Ford, Assistant County Attorney, Duluth, for Respondent.

Considered and decided by LANSING, P.J., and DAVIES, and WILLIS, JJ.

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

Two juveniles appeal their delinquency adjudications for disorderly conduct arising from shouting profanities at police officers. We find their speech protected under the First Amendment and therefore reverse.

FACTS

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on December 5, 1996, Duluth police officers Steven Peterson and James Hansen, driving separate squad cars, responded to a call regarding a fight between juveniles with approximately...

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