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Legal Guidelines - Breach of the Peace; Disorderly Conduct
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Legal Guidelines - Breach of the Peace; Disorderly Conduct

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What type of language can lead to an arrest under F.S. §877.03?

  • Language that expresses frustration or annoyance
  • Language that inflicts injury by its utterance (correct)
  • Language that is purely fictional
  • Language that is directed at a law enforcement officer

    • In what circumstances would arrest under F.S. §877.03 not be proper, as illustrated in the text?

  • When the suspect angrily exchanges words with young girls after dropping off their daughter at school
  • When the suspect uses profanity and curses at a bank after being denied a loan (correct)
  • When the suspect reports a clear and present danger of bodily harm in a crowded building
  • When the suspect incites an immediate breach of the peace through their words

    • What is the significance of using 'fighting words' as per the text?

  • It tends to incite curiosity or annoyance in others
  • It inflicts injury or tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace (correct)
  • It leads to immediate arrest by law enforcement officers
  • It creates a clear and present danger of bodily harm to others

    • Under what circumstances is arrest not proper even if language is directed at a law enforcement officer, according to the text?

    <p>When language only causes curiosity or annoyance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What behavior led to the defendant's conviction for disorderly conduct in Barry v. State?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is insufficient to support a conviction for disorderly conduct?

    <p>The mere fact that other people come outside to watch the confrontation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what case was the defendant's conviction for disorderly conduct overturned based on verbal conduct directed at an officer?

    <p>Miller v. State, 780 So.2d 197 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was lacking in Smith v. State that resulted in the overturning of the defendant's conviction for disorderly conduct?

    <p>'Fighting words' were not used</p> Signup and view all the answers

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