MEIERHENRY, Justice.
[¶ 1.] In a trial to the court, Marcus J. Suhn was convicted of disorderly conduct for yelling profanities at a passing police car in Brookings, South Dakota. He appeals his conviction and contends that his utterances are protected speech under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The State argues that Suhn's utterances fall under the "fighting words" exception to First Amendment protection. We hold that...
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