City of Shreveport v. Shaffer

Supreme Court of Louisiana
City of Shreveport v. Shaffer, 369 So. 2d 1353 (La. 1979)
1979 La. LEXIS 6223

City of Shreveport v. Shaffer

Opinion of the Court

In re Ernest W. Shaffer, Jr. applying for remedial writ. Caddo Parish. City Court of Shreveport. T-5319.

Writ denied. Unlike the case on which relator relies, City of New Orleans v. Lyons, 342 So.2d 196, the Shreveport ordinance under which relator was prosecuted is a “fighting words” breach of the peace statute. See Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 315 U.S. 568, 62 S.Ct. 766, 86 L.Ed. 1031 (1942) as reaffirmed in Gooding v. Wilson, 405 U.S. 518, 92 S.Ct. 1103, 31 L.Ed.2d 408.

Reference

Full Case Name
CITY OF SHREVEPORT v. Ernest W. SHAFFER, Jr.
Status
Published