|
|
Bachellar v. Maryland, 397 U.S. 564 (1970)
Contents:
Show Summary
Hide Summary
General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Bachellar v. Maryland, 397 U.S. 564 (1970)
Bachellar v. Maryland No. 729 Argued March 2, 1970 Decided April 20, 1970 397 U.S. 564
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND
Syllabus
Petitioners’ convictions for violating Maryland’s disorderly conduct statute stemming from a demonstration protesting the Vietnam conflict must be set aside, as the jury’s general verdict, in light of the trial judge’s instructions, could have rested on several grounds, including "the doing or saying . . . of that which offends, disturbs, incites, or tends to incite a number of people gathered in the same area," and a conviction on that ground would violate the constitutional protection for the advocacy of unpopular ideas. Stromberg v. California, 283 U.S. 359. Pp. 565-571.
3 Md.App. 626, 240 A.2d 623, reversed and remanded.
Contents:
Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Bachellar v. Maryland, 397 U.S. 564 (1970) in 397 U.S. 564 Original Sources, accessed May 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Z9RXQLZJBJN4RQS.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Bachellar v. Maryland, 397 U.S. 564 (1970), in 397 U.S. 564, Original Sources. 20 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Z9RXQLZJBJN4RQS.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Bachellar v. Maryland, 397 U.S. 564 (1970). cited in 1970, 397 U.S. 564. Original Sources, retrieved 20 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Z9RXQLZJBJN4RQS.
|