IN RE NICKOLAS S.

No. 1 CA-JV 09-0147.

226 P.3d 1038 (2010)

In re NICKOLAS S.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

March 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Haas, Maricopa County Public Defender By Ellen Edge Katz, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellant.

Andrew P. Thomas, Maricopa County Attorney By Linda Van Brakel, Deputy County Attorney, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

DOWNIE, Judge.

¶ 1 Nickolas S. ("Juvenile") appeals his delinquency adjudication for two counts of abuse of a teacher or school employee in violation of Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") section 15-507 (2009). Juvenile frames the issue on appeal as follows:

Did the juvenile court err in finding Arizona may criminalize use of words alone which are alleged to "abuse" a teacher so that uttering phrases such as "bitch," "fucking bitch...

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