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State v. Harvey

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  • 2020 Ohio 329

Syllabus

To be convicted under R.C. 2917.11(A)(2) for uttering offensive statements, the defendant's profane language must be \fighting words.\ Context is important in determining whether obscene statements constitute fighting words. Courts will examine a defendant's accompanying conduct.

Judges: Willamowski

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